General Practitioners Debate
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(13 years, 7 months ago)
Ministerial CorrectionsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of doctors working in GP practices in England are partners in the practice where they work.
[Official Report, 26 July 2010, Vol. 514, c. 833W.]
Letter of correction from Mr Simon Burns:
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Southport (John Pugh) on 26 July 2010.
The full answer given was follows:
As at 30 September 2009, there were 35,719 general practitioners (GPs) (excluding GP registrars and retainers) in England. Of these, 28,607 (79.6%) were partners in the practice they worked in.
The correct answer should have been: