General Practitioners: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioner surgeries in south Birmingham have offered extended opening hours in each quarter since April 2008. (296275)

Information on the number of general practitioner (GP) surgeries, located in the area covered by South Birmingham primary care trust (PCT), offering extended opening hours between April 2008 and July 2009 is shown in the following table.

*GP surgeries located in the area covered by South Birmingham PCT, offering extended opening hours*
	Number
2008
April	6
May	24
June	29
July	39
August	39
September	39
October	39
November	43
December	43

2009
January	43
February	44
March	44
April	44
May	46
June	48
July	51

This information is also available on the Department’s website at:

www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/PrimaryCare/DH_089459

Data since July 2009 are no longer centrally collected and can instead be obtained direct from the PCT.

Volume 498: debated on Thursday 29 October 2009