Ian Austin
Labour, Dudley North
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs per head of population were in practice in (a) Dudley, (b) the Black Country and (c) England in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Daniel Poulter
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
The Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services Statistics show the number of general practitioners (GPs) at 30 September each year. The latest available statistics are for 30 September 2013, with the statistics for September 2014 to be published on 25 March 2015.
The information requested is provided in the tables below.
GPs per head of population by selected region in England, as at 30 September 2013 | |||
Headcount | |||
GPs (including retainers and registrars) | GPs (including retainers and registrars) per 100,000 population | ||
England | 40,236 | 74.7 | |
Black Country Total | 936 | 71.0 | |
NHS WOLVERHAMPTON CCG | 163 | 64.8 | |
NHS DUDLEY CCG | 226 | 71.9 | |
342 | 71.2 | ||
NHS WALSALL CCG | 214 | 78.6 | |
Full Time Equivalents | |||
GPs (including retainers and registrars) | GPs (including retainers and registrars) per 100,000 population | ||
England | 36,294 | 67.4 | |
Black Country Total | 860 | 65.2 | |
NHS WOLVERHAMPTON CCG | 146 | 58.1 | |
NHS DUDLEY CCG | 195 | 62.2 | |
NHS SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM CCG | 312 | 65.1 | |
NHS WALSALL CCG | 206 | 75.6 | |
Sources:
The Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services Statistics
Office for National Statistics (ONS), Mid-Year Population Estimates (2011 census based)
Notes:
Figures as at 30 September 2013.
GP workforce statistics are available by NHS organisations only. The Black Country is covered by the four clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) provided here. West Birmingham is not part of the Black Country but can not be separated from Sandwell in Sandwell And West Birmingham CCG.
Population figures are the latest available ONS Resident Population figures. These may differ from published figures if estimates have been updated since the publication of the 2013 GP Census.
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