§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners there were in the London Borough of Havering in(a) 1997 and (b) 2004; and what the figures are for all other London boroughs. [187730]
§ Mr. HuttonThe number of general practitioners broken down by boroughs is not collected centrally. However, the tables show the number of GPs broken down by strategic health authority and primary care trust.
General medical practitioners (excluding retainers, registrars and locums) for London by strategic health authority (SHA)
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Numbers (headcount) 1997 March 2004 London SHA 4,324 4,676 North West London Q04 1,164 1157 North Central London Q05 744 795 North East London Q06 849 926 South East London Q07 833 974 South West London Q08 734 824 Note: All practitioners (excluding retainers, registrars and locums) include general medical service (QMS) unrestricted principals, personal medical service (PMS) contracted GPs, PMS salaried GPs, restricted principals, assistants, salaried doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS other and flexible career scheme GPs and GP returners. Data as at 1 October 1997 and 31 March 2004. Source: Department of Health general and personal medical services statistics.
General medical practitioners (excluding retainers, registrars and locums) for London by strategic health authority (SHA) and primary care trust (PCT) Number (headcount) London, as at 31 March 2004 General medical practitioners(excluding retainers, registrars and locums)1 London 4,676 Q05 North Central London 795 5A9 Barnet PCT 234 5K7 Camden PCT 139 5C1 Enfield PCT 151 5C9 Haringey PCT 143 5K8 Islington PCT 128 Q06 North East London 926 5C2 Barking and Dagenham PCT 80 5C3 City and Hackney PCT 156 5A4 Havering PCT 124 5C5 Newham PCT 171 5NA Redbridge PCT 121 5C4 Tower Hamlets PCT 135 5NC Waltham Forest PCT 139 Q04 North West London 1,157 5K5 Brent PCT 194 5HX Ealing PCT 193 5H1 Hammersmith and Fulham PCT 96 5K6 Harrow PCT 140 5AT Hillingdon PCT 140 5HY Hounslow PCT 129 5LA Kensington and Chelsea PCT 113 5LC Westminster PCT 152 Q07 South East London 974 5AX Bexley Ct 120 5A7 Bromley PCT 193 5A8 Greenwich PCT 131 5LD Lambeth PCT 203 5LF Lewisham PCT 164 5LE Southwark PCT 163 Q08 South West London 824 5K9 Croydon PCT 197 5A5 Kingston PCT 103 5M6 Richmond and Twickenham PCT 114 5M7 Sutton and Merton PCT 211 5LG Wandsworth PCT 199 1All practitioners (excluding retainers, registrars and locums) include general medical service (QMS) unrestricted principals, personal medical service (PMS) contracted GPs, PMS salaried GPs, restricted principals, assistants, salaried doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS other and flexible career scheme GPs and GP returners. Source: Department of Health general and personal medical services statistics.