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Written question asked by John Stanley (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 March 1997. It was answered by Gerald Malone (Conservative) on Friday, 21 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
How many patients there were per GP practice in 1979; and how many there are currently. - The average number per general practitioner partnership as at 29 March 1996 was 5,593. The figure for 1979 is not available centrally.
Answer

Sir John Stanley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients there were per GP practice in 1979; and how many there are currently. [21503] Mr. Malone: The average number of patients per general practitioner partnership as at 29 March 1996 was 5,593{1}. The figure for 1979 is not available centrally. {1}Source: General Medical Services Census.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21503; 292 c1039W
Session
1996-97
Subjects
General practitioners GP practice lists
Contains statistics
Yes