Armed Forces: General Practitioners
(asked on 7th June 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) army, (b) navy and (c) RAF personnel have registered with a doctor in Scotland in each of the last five years.
The following table provides the number of UK Armed Forces personnel with a Defence Medical Services registration at a Ministry of Defence (MOD) medical practice in Scotland at various points in time since 1 July 2013:
As at | Naval Service | Army | RAF | Total |
1 July 2013 | 4,170 | 3,840 | 3,080 | 11,080 |
1 July 2014 | 4,190 | 3,790 | 2,580 | 10,560 |
1 July 2015 | 4,260 | 3,410 | 1,190 | 9,650 |
1 April 2016 | 4,820 | 3,890 | 1,920 | 10,640 |
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It should be noted that due to rounding, subtotals by Service will not always add up to the total.
The MOD does not hold records of all Armed Forces personnel and Veterans who are registered with an NHS medical practice in Scotland.