Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of GP practices in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency are covered by (i) general medical services, (ii) personal medical services and (iii) alternative provider medical services contracts.
The total number of general practitioner contracts in England as of 30 September 2014, including those administered by a limited company, is shown in the following table:
Contract type | Numbers | Proportion (%) |
General Medical Services | 4,428 | 56 |
Personal Medical Services | 3,157 | 40 |
Alternative Provider Medical Services | 290 | 4 |
Figures for London are shown in the following table:
Contract type | Numbers | Proportion (%) |
General Medical Services | 636 | 45 |
Personal Medical Services | 659 | 47 |
Alternative Provider Medical Services | 110 | 8 |
Figures for the Borough of Islington are shown in the following table:
Contract type | Numbers | Proportion (%) |
General Medical Services | 32 | 88 |
Personal Medical Services | 2 | 6 |
Alternative Provider Medical Services | 2 | 6 |
Figures for Islington South and Finsbury constituency are shown in the following table:
Contract type | Numbers | Proportion (%) |
General Medical Services | 17 | 94 |
Personal Medical Services | 0 | 0 |
Alternative Provider Medical Services | 1 | 6 |
Source for all tables: Health and Social Care Information Centre