The number of general practitioners (GPs) in England, each strategic health authority in each of the last three years and how many this equated to per 100,000 resident population in each category, has been placed in the Library.
The number of national health service dentists and persons per dentist in England, as at 31 March, 1997 to 2006 are available in annex E and F of the “NHS Dental Activity and Workforce Report England: 31 March 2006” report. The information is provided by strategic health authority (SHA) and by primary care trust (PCT). This information is based on the old contractual arrangements which were in place up to and including 31 March 2006.
This report, published on 23 August 2006 is available in the Library and is also available at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/primary-care/dentistry/nhs-dental-activity-and-workforce-report-england-31-march-2006
The number of dentists, and number of dentists by population, on open NHS contracts, in England, as at 30 June 2006, 30 September 2006, 31 December 2006, and 31 March 2007 are available in table E1 of annex 3 of the “NHS Dental Statistics for England: 2006-07” report. This information is provided by PCT and by SHA.
This report, published on 23 August 2007, is available in the Library and is also available at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/dental0607
Information on the number of ophthalmic practitioners (OPs) in England is provided in table 1 of the “General Ophthalmic Services: Workforce Statistics for England and Wales, 31 December 2006” report. The information is provided as at 31 December, 1996 to 2006. The information is provided by type of practitioner. This report was published on 31 July 2007 and is available in the Library and is also available at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/primary-care/eye-care/general-ophthalmic-services:-workforce-statistics-for-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-december-2006
Information on the number of OPs in England as at 31 December 2006 is also provided in annex 3, table 1, of the aforementioned report. This information is provided by type of practitioner and by PCT.
Information on the number of OPs in England as at 31 December 2005 is provided in table 10, annex A of the “General Ophthalmic Services: Statistical Bulletin – Ophthalmic Statistics for England, 1996-97 to 2005-06” report. This information is provided by PCT.
This report, published on 24 October 2006, has been placed in the Library and is available at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/primary-care/opticians/general-ophthalmic-services:-statistical-bulletin-ophthalmic-statistics-for-england-1996-97-2005-06
Information on the number of OPs in England as at 31 December 2004 is provided in table 9 of the “General Ophthalmic Services: Consultation tables for England, Wales and Scotland, 2004-05” report. This information is provided by PCT. This table also includes information on the number of OPs per 10,000 of the population.
This report, published on 30 November 2005, has been placed in the Library and is available at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/primary-care/opticians/general-ophthalmic-services:-consultation-tables-nhs-sight-tests-vouchers-workforce-premises-2004-2005
The following shows data for the number of pharmacies there were in England, each SHA in each of the last three years and how many this equated to per 100,000 resident population in each category.
SHA by region Number of community pharmacies1 Population June 20032 (Thousand) Pharmacies per million population England 39,742 49,856 195 North East 512 2,539 200 County Durham and Tees Valley 212 1,147 181 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 300 1,392 215 North West 1,475 6,837 215 Cheshire and Merseyside 530 2,355 225 Cumbria and Lancashire 403 1,919 209 Greater Manchester 542 2,564 211 Yorkshire and the Humber 969 5,007 193 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 302 1,638 184 South Yorkshire 250 1,273 196 West Yorkshire 417 2,096 199 East Midlands 749 4,173 180 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 290 1,531 190 Trent 459 2,642 173 West Midlands 1,063 5,320 200 Birmingham and the Black Country 523 2,273 231 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 273 1,550 176 Shropshire and Staffordshire 267 1,496 178 East 941 5,476 172 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 315 1,615 195 Essex 282 1,630 173 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 344 2,232 154 London 1,743 7,388 237 North Central London 300 1,220 246 North East London 352 1,531 230 North West London 488 1,815 269 South East London 319 1,512 212 South West London 284 1,310 219 South East 1,395 8,111 172 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 298 1,797 166 Kent and Medway 267 1,600 167 Surrey and Sussex 487 2,559 190 Thames Valley 343 2,155 159 South West 895 5,005 179 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 377 2,197 172 Dorset and Somerset 217 1,207 178 South West Peninsula 301 1,601 188 1 Number of pharmacies at 31 March 2005. 2 Population figures for 2003 based on estimates from 2001 data. 3 The total number of pharmacies in England at 31 March 2005 was revised to 9,736 in the 2006 publication, revised SHA figures were not published. Source: General Pharmaceutical Services in England and Wales 1995-96 to 2004-05.
SHA by region Number of community pharmacies Population June 2003 (Thousand) Pharmacies per 100,000 population England 9,872 50,093 20 North East 514 2,545 20 County Durham and Tees Valley 210 1,149 18 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 304 1,396 22 North West 1,498 6,860 22 Cheshire and Merseyside 537 2,358 23 Cumbria and Lancashire 405 1,930 21 Greater Manchester 556 2,572 22 Yorkshire and the Humber 996 5,037 20 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 302 1,650 18 South Yorkshire 261 1,278 20 West Yorkshire 433 2,108 21 East Midlands 759 4,199 18 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 294 1,541 19 Trent 465 2,658 17 West Midlands 1,080 5,334 20 Birmingham and the Black Country 531 2,275 23 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 278 1,559 18 Shropshire and Staffordshire 271 1,500 18 East 953 5,505 17 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 319 1,618 20 Essex 285 1,636 17 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 349 2,251 16 London 1,738 7,429 23 North Central London 298 1,228 24 North East London 353 1,531 23 North West London 479 1,834 26 South East London 322 1,514 21 South West London 286 1,321 22 South East 1,418 8,141 17 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 304 1,801 17 Kent and Medway 274 1,610 17 Surrey and Sussex 493 2,566 19 Thames Valley 347 2,164 16 South West 916 5,044 18 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 389 2,212 18 Dorset and Somerset 222 1,213 18 South West Peninsula 305 1,619 19 Source: General Pharmaceutical Services in England and Wales 2005-06.
Strategic health authority from 1 October 2006 Number of community pharmacies Population mid-2006 (Thousand) Pharmacies per 100,000 population 2006-07 England 10,133 50,763 20 North East 527 2,556 21 North West 1,551 6,887 23 Yorkshire and the Humber 1,036 5,140 20 East Midlands 785 4,333 18 West Midlands 1,110 5,367 21 East of England 986 5,607 18 London 1,762 7,512 23 South Central 660 3,995 17 South East Coast 787 4,237 19 South West 929 5,130 18 Source: General Pharmaceutical Services in England and Wales 2006-07.