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General Practitioners: Eastern Region

Volume 461: debated on Wednesday 20 June 2007

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Mr. Ruffley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) general practitioner surgeries and (b) single-handed general practitioner surgeries there were in (i) Suffolk, (ii) Bedfordshire, (iii) Cambridgeshire, (iv) Essex, (v) Hertfordshire, (vi) Norfolk and (vii) England in each year since 1997. (143955)

Andy Burnham

The information requested is not available in the format requested. However, information is available by strategic health authority (SHA)/primary care trust (PCT) area. Table one includes information relating to general practitioner (GP) practices in the former SHAs and PCTs in the east of England area up to September 2005. Table two provides information on GP practices for the reconfigured SHA and PCT areas for 2006.

General practitioner (GP) partnerships and single handed GP providers1 for specified organisations, 1997 to 2005

1997

1998

1999

GP partnerships

Single handed GP provider

GP partnerships

Single handed GP provider

GP partnerships

Single handed GP provider

England

9,102

2,817

9,090

2,779

9,034

2,721

001

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire

308

42

308

41

306

37

5A2

Norwich PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5AF

North Peterborough PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5AG

South Peterborough PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5CY

West Norfolk PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5G1

Southern Norfolk PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GF

Huntingdonshire PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GT

Great Yarmouth Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JH

Cambridge City PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JJ

South Cambridgeshire PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JK

East Cambridgeshire and Fenland PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JL

Broadland PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JM

North Norfolk PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JQ

Ipswich PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JR

Suffolk Coastal PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JT

Central Suffolk PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JV

Waveney PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JW

Suffolk West PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Q02

Bedford and Hertfordshire

238

54

239

58

232

48

5CP

Hertsmere PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GC

Luton PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GD

Bedford PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GE

Bedfordshire Heartlands PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GG

Welwyn Hatfield PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GH

North Hertfordshire and Stevenage PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GJ

South East Hertfordshire PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GK

Royston, Buntingford and Bishop's Stortford PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GV

Watford and Three Rivers PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GW

Dacorum PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GX

St. Albans and Harpenden PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Q03

Essex

284

96

286

97

285

100

5AH

Tendring PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5AJ

Epping Forest PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5AK

Southend on Sea PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5DC

Harlow PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GL

Maldon and South Chelmsford PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GM

Colchester PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GN

Uttlesford PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GP

Billericay, Brentwood and Wickford PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GQ

Thurrock PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5GR

Basildon PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JN

Chelmsford PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5JP

Castle Point and Rochford PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

TAG

Witham, Braintree and Halstead Care Trust

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

200020012002

GP partnerships

Single handed GP provider

GP partnerships

Single handed GP provider

GP partnerships

Single handed GP provider

England

8,965

2,662

8,910

2,626

8,833

2,566

001

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire

308

39

309

44

301

37

5A2

Norwich PCT

n/a

n/a

19

2

19

2

5AF

North Peterborough PCT

n/a

n/a

20

8

18

5

SAG

South Peterborough PCT

n/a

n/a

13

2

14

4

5CY

West Norfolk PCT

n/a

n/a

21

—

21

1

5G1

Southern Norfolk PCT

n/a

n/a

26

2

25

1

5GF

Huntingdonshire PCT

n/a

n/a

25

4

26

5

5GT

Great Yarmouth Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

12

2

12

1

5JH

Cambridge City PCT

n/a

n/a

18

1

18

—

5JJ

South Cambridgeshire PCT

n/a

n/a

16

1

17

2

5JK

East Cambridgeshire and Fenland PCT

n/a

n/a

18

2

17

1

5JL

Broadland PCT

n/a

n/a

15

2

14

1

5JM

North Norfolk PCT

n/a

n/a

13

2

13

2

5JQ

Ipswich PCT

n/a

n/a

18

4

17

4

5JR

Suffolk Coastal PCT

n/a

n/a

15

2

14

1

5JT

Central Suffolk PCT

n/a

n/a

15

5

14

4

5JV

Waveney PCT

n/a

n/a

16

2

15

1

5JW

Suffolk West PCT

n/a

n/a

29

3

27

2

Q02

Bedford and Hertfordshire

233

52

231

54

230

52

5CP

Hertsmere PCT

n/a

n/a

13

4

13

4

5GC

Luton PCT

n/a

n/a

35

12

35

14

5GD

Bedford PCT

n/a

n/a

24

6

24

4

5GE

Bedfordshire Heartlands PCT

n/a

n/a

33

6

33

6

5GG

Welwyn Hatfield PCT

n/a

n/a

8

—

8

—

5GH

North Hertfordshire and Stevenage PCT

n/a

n/a

22

4

22

2

5GJ

South East Hertfordshire PCT

n/a

n/a

24

4

24

4

5GK

Royston, Buntingford and Bishop's Stortford PCT

n/a

n/a

9

2

9

2

5GV

Watford and Three Rivers PCT

n/a

n/a

28

8

27

8

5GW

Dacorum PCT

n/a

n/a

21

7

21

8

5GX

St Albans and Harpenden PCT

n/a

n/a

14

1

14

—

Q03

Essex

289

106

279

96

275

93

5AH

Tendring PCT

n/a

n/a

21

5

22

7

5A3

Epping Forest PCT

n/a

n/a

18

4

18

4

5AK

Southend on Sea PCT

n/a

n/a

39

23

38

23

5DC

Harlow PCT

n/a

n/a

11

3

10

1

5GL

Maldon and South Chelmsford PCT

n/a

n/a

15

5

15

5

5GM

Colchester PCT

n/a

n/a

23

4

23

4

5GN

Uttlesford PCT

n/a

n/a

11

—

11

—

5GP

Billericay, Brentwood and Wickford PCT

n/a

n/a

22

8

22

9

5GQ

Thurrock PCT

n/a

n/a

33

19

31

16

5GR

Basildon PCT

n/a

n/a

22

8

21

7

53N

Chelmsford PCT

n/a

n/a

17

3

17

3

53P

Castle Point and Rochford PCT

n/a

n/a

28

12

27

11

TAG

Witham, Braintree and Halstead Care Trust

n/a

n/a

19

2

20

3

200320042005

GP partnerships

Single handed GP provider

GP partnerships

Single handed GP provider

GP partnerships

Single handed GP provider

England

8,833

2,578

8,542

2,285

8,451

2,176

Q01

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire

303

38

300

31

298

24

5A2

Norwich PCT

19

2

17

1

18

2

5AF

North Peterborough PCT

18

6

18

5

18

6

SAG

South Peterborough PCT

14

4

15

4

15

4

5CY

West Norfolk PCT

22

2

23

2

22

—

5G1

Southern Norfolk PCT

26

1

26

2

26

1

5GF

Huntingdonshire PCT

24

3

23

2

23

1

5GT

Great Yarmouth Teaching PCT

11

1

11

1

12

2

5JH

Cambridge City PCT

19

2

17

1

17

1

5JJ

South Cambridgeshire PCT

17

2

17

2

17

1

5JK

East Cambridgeshire and Fenland PCT

17

1

18

1

18

1

5JL

Broadland PCT

14

—

14

—

14

—

5JM

North Norfolk PCT

13

2

13

1

12

—

5JQ

Ipswich PCT

18

2

19

3

18

2

5JR

Suffolk Coastal PCT

14

1

14

1

14

1

5JT

Central Suffolk PCT

14

4

12

1

12

1

5JV

Waveney PCT

15

2

15

2

15

1

5JW

Suffolk West PCT

28

3

28

2

27

—

Q02

Bedford and Hertfordshire

232

54

231

52

227

48

5CP

Hertsmere PCT

13

4

12

3

10

1

5GC

Luton PCT

36

15

36

15

35

14

5GD

Bedford PCT

26

8

28

9

28

8

5GE

Bedfordshire Heartlands PCT

32

5

33

6

32

5

5GG

Welwyn Hatfield PCT

8

—

8

—

8

—

5GH

North Hertfordshire and Stevenage PCT

21

2

21

2

21

3

5GJ

South East Hertfordshire PCT

25

2

24

2

24

1

5GK

Royston, Buntingford and Bishop's Stortford PCT

9

1

9

—

9

1

5GV

Watford and Three Rivers PCT

27

8

28

9

28

10

5GW

Dacorum PCT

21

9

19

6

19

5

5GX

St. Albans And Harpenden PCT

14

—

13

—

13

—

Q03

Essex

275

102

273

106

277

95

5AH

Tendring PCT

20

5

20

6

20

4

5AJ

Epping Forest PCT

18

5

18

6

18

5

5AK

Southend on Sea PCT

38

24

38

25

39

24

5DC

Harlow PCT

12

4

10

3

10

1

5GL

Maldon and South Chelmsford PCT

14

5

15

5

15

5

5GM

Colchester PCT

23

4

24

7

24

3

5GN

Uttlesford PCT

11

—

11

—

11

—

5GP

Billericay, Brentwood and Wickford PCT

21

8

20

7

21

8

5GQ

Thurrock PCT

34

20

32

19

32

17

5GR

Basildon PCT

22

9

23

11

25

13

5JN

Chelmsford PCT

17

3

16

2

15

1

5JP

Castle Point and Rochford PCT

27

12

27

11

28

10

TAG

Witham, Braintree and Halstead Care Trust

18

3

19

4

19

4

n/a = data not available

1 A single handed GP Provider is one who has no partners, although a GP Other, GP Registrar or GP Retainer may work in the practice

Note:

Data as at 1 October 1997 to 1999 and 30 September 2000 to 2005

Source:

The Information Centre for health and social care general and personal medical services statistics

General practitioner (GP) Partnerships and single handed GP Providers1 for specified organisations, as at 30 September 2006

2006

GP Partnerships

Single Handed GP Providers

England

8,325

2,222

Q35

East of England

778

173

5GC

Luton PCT

33

12

5P1

South East Essex PCT

65

34

5P2

Bedfordshire PCT

57

12

5P3

East & North Hertfordshire PCT

62

5

5P4

West Hertfordshire PCT

69

15

5PN

Peterborough PCT

27

9

5PP

Cambridgeshire PCT

74

4

5PQ

Norfolk PCT

92

3

5PR

Great Yarmouth & Waveney PCT

26

4

5PT

Suffolk PCT

71

5

5PV

West Essex PCT

38

10

5PW

North East Essex PCT

42

12

5PX

Mid Essex PCT

48

11

SPY

South West Essex PCT

74

37

1 A single handed GP Provider is one who has no partners, although a GP Other, GP Registrar or GP Retainer may work in the practice.

Source:

The Information Centre for health and social care general and personal medical services statistics