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General Practitioners

Asked by Phil BrickellLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 May 2025UIN 51008

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on General Practice coverage per population (a) in Leigh, (b) in each region and (c) in England.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The following table shows the number of full time equivalent (FTE) general practitioners (GPs), direct patient care staff (DPC), and nurses per 10,000 registered patients in Leigh and in each region of England:

Area

Number of FTE GPs per 10,000 registered patients

Number of FTE DPC staff per 10,000 registered patients

Number of FTE nurses per 10,000 registered patients

National

5.82

2.70

2.57

London

4.97

1.71

1.31

South East

5.36

3.00

2.52

South West

6.20

3.67

3.48

Midlands

6.16

2.56

2.64

North East and Yorkshire

6.39

3.05

3.28

East of England

5.46

3.21

2.71

North West

6.44

2.31

2.66

Leigh and Atherton

4.97

1.32

2.06

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