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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners there were per head of population in (a) Leicester South, (b) Leicester West Primary Care Trust area, (c) Leicester East Primary Care Trust area and (d) England on the latest date for which figures are available. [198661] Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is shown in the table. General medical practitioners (GMPs) excluding retainers, registrars and locums1 for Leicester primary care trusts (PCTs) per 100,000 weighted population _________________________________________________________________________________________________. As at June 2004 Numbers (headcount) GMPs (excluding retainers Weighted population GMPs (excluding retainers, registrars and locums) registrars and locums) per 100,000 weighted population South Leicestershire PCT 96 132,282 72.6 Leicester City West PCT 89 133,156 66.8 Eastern Leicester PCT 99 165,639 59.8 England 31,215 48,962,969 63.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 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, PMS other and flexible career scheme GPs and GP returners. Sources: Department of Health CMS and PMS statistics. Department of Health populations adjusted for age and need using the GMS non-cash-limited component of the weighted capitation formula.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

198661; 426 c1377-8W;426 c1381-2W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

General practitioners Staff Leicester

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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