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General Practitioners: Manpower

Volume 467: debated on Monday 19 November 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the ratio of practising NHS general practitioners to population was in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England in the last year for which figures are available. (164114)

Information is not available in the format requested. The following table shows the number of general medical practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars) per 100,000 head of population for England, the East of England strategic health authority area and the two Hertfordshire primary care trusts.

Number (headcount)

All practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)

All practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars) per 100,000 head of population

England

33,091

65.3

East Of England

3,568

64.4

East and North Hertfordshire PCT

317

61.1

West Hertfordshire PCT

349

65.9

Note: General medical practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars) includes GP and GP others. Sources: 1. The Information Centre for health and social care General and Personal Medical Services Statistics. 2. Resident Population Estimates, Office for National Statistics.