Primary Health Care

HC Deb 27 May 2004 vol 421 c1837W

Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary health care staff work in the Coventry area. [176250]

Dr. Ladyman

The information requested is shown in the following table.

General medical practitioners1, practice staff1 employed by unrestricted principals and equivalents (UPEs)3, and national health service hospital and community health services: primary healthcare nursing for Coventry Primary Care Trust (headcount).
	Number
General medical practitioners1	183
Practice staff2	611
of which:
Practice nurses	132
HCHS primary healthcare nursing	492
of which:
Health visitors	71
District nurses	43
Community psychiatry nurses	84
Community learning disabilities nurses	35
Other community services nurses4	259
Total	1,286
Notes:
1 All practitioners include UPEs, restricted principals, assistants, GP registrars, salaried doctors (para 52 SFA), PMS other, GP retainers, flexible career scheme GPs and GP returners.
2 Practice staff includes practice nurses. direct patient care, admin and clerical and other.
3 UPEs include QMS unrestricted principals, PMS contracted GPs and PMS salaried GPs.
4 Other community services nurses are nurses working in community services other than health visitors and district nurses.
Sources:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics