Further to the answer to question S1W-17332 by Malcolm Chisholm on 30 August 2001, how many salaried GPs there have been in each year since…

Answered Asked by Christine Grahame SNP Lodged 8 Mar 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17332 by Malcolm Chisholm on 30 August 2001, how many salaried GPs there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

The answer

Answered by Andy Kerr on 17 Mar 2005 · 9 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table shows the number of salaried GPs in General Medical Services (GMS) practices at April in each of the years 1999-2004, and also salaried GPs in Personal Medical Services (PMS) practices in April 2003 and 2004.
Salaried GPs at April
NHS Board
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004

GMS 1
| GMS 1
| GMS 1
| GMS 1
| GMS 1
| PMS 2
| Total
| GMS 1
| PMS 2
| Total

Scotland
| 17
| 17
| 14
| 24
| 34
| 124
| 158
| 32
| 145
| 177

Argyll and Clyde
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3

Ayrshire and Arran
|
-
| 3
| 3
| 9
| 11
| 6
| 17
| 14
| 9
| 23

Borders
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
-
| 1
|
-
|
-
|
-

Dumfries and Galloway
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 2

Fife
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 4

Forth Valley
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 6
| 6
| 12
| 5
| 5
| 10

Grampian
| 7
| 4
| 1
|
-
|
-
| 40
| 40
|
-
| 38
| 38

Greater Glasgow
|
-
|
-
| 8
| 12
| 13
| 10
| 23
| 4
| 14
| 18

Highland
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 13
| 13
|
-
| 17
| 17

Lanarkshire
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-15090 by reference.