The number of general practitioners (GPs) (headcount), excluding retainers, registrars and locums, for the North West, Merseyside and the Wirral is available in the attached table. Figures are not available for Wallasey. Due to changes in the data source, comparisons before and after 2015 should be treated with caution.<\/p>
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The General Practice Forward View, published in April 2016, committed to strengthening the general practice workforce and increasing the number of doctors in general practice by 5,000 full time equivalents.<\/p>
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NHS England Cheshire and Merseyside advises it has a number of schemes in place to increase the GP workforce. This includes international recruitment and GP retention programmes. There are currently seven GPs in the Wirral on the GP Retention Scheme which supports GPs to remain in practice who are only able to do a maximum of four clinical session per week and includes protected time for continuing professional development and educational support. NHS England Cheshire and Merseyside has also recently secured £323,000 additional funding for further retention schemes in the local area. In addition, the Wirral is being supported to develop a GP sessional register to encourage GPs who prefer locum working in the area to become part of the wider primary care team, with the intention that they will apply for permanent positions.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/973209/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "PQ174631 data table.docx"} , "title" : "PQ174630,631 attached document"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "174631"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-09T17:04:56.53Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "General Practitioners: Merseyside"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of additional GPs that will be needed in (a) Merseyside and (b) Wirral by 2020.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wallasey"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Angela Eagle"} ], "uin" : "174630"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/973210", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/973210/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The number of general practitioners (GPs) (headcount), excluding retainers, registrars and locums, for the North West, Merseyside and the Wirral is available in the attached table. Figures are not available for Wallasey. Due to changes in the data source, comparisons before and after 2015 should be treated with caution.<\/p>
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The General Practice Forward View, published in April 2016, committed to strengthening the general practice workforce and increasing the number of doctors in general practice by 5,000 full time equivalents.<\/p>
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NHS England Cheshire and Merseyside advises it has a number of schemes in place to increase the GP workforce. This includes international recruitment and GP retention programmes. There are currently seven GPs in the Wirral on the GP Retention Scheme which supports GPs to remain in practice who are only able to do a maximum of four clinical session per week and includes protected time for continuing professional development and educational support. NHS England Cheshire and Merseyside has also recently secured £323,000 additional funding for further retention schemes in the local area. In addition, the Wirral is being supported to develop a GP sessional register to encourage GPs who prefer locum working in the area to become part of the wider primary care team, with the intention that they will apply for permanent positions.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/973210/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "PQ174631 data table.docx"} , "title" : "PQ174630,631 attached document"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "174630"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-09T17:04:56.577Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "General Practitioners: North West"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the number of GP's has been in (a) the North West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Wirral and (d) Wallasey constituency in each of the last eight years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wallasey"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Angela Eagle"} ], "uin" : "174631"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/973211", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/973211/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Details of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority Spending Power and the contribution from formula grant or the Settlement Funding Assessment between 2008-09 and 2009-10 can be found on line at:
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090506010530tf_/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/0809/grant.htm<\/a><\/p>
Pupil to teacher ratios<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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<\/p><\/td> | Wallasey<\/p><\/td> | England<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010<\/p><\/td> | .<\/p><\/td> | .<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011<\/p><\/td> | 20.5<\/p><\/td> | 20.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012<\/p><\/td> | 20.5<\/p><\/td> | 20.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013<\/p><\/td> | 19.6<\/p><\/td> | 20.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014<\/p><\/td> | 19.2<\/p><\/td> | 20.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015<\/p><\/td> | 18.7<\/p><\/td> | 20.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016<\/p><\/td> | 19.9<\/p><\/td> | 20.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017<\/p><\/td> | 19.9<\/p><\/td> | 20.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: School Workforce and School (pupil) Census<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/111", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Gibb"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bognor Regis and Littlehampton"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nick Gibb"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-09T12:22:17.093Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Class Sizes: Wallasey"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the pupil to teacher ratio was in primary schools in Wallasey constituency in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wallasey"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Angela Eagle"} ], "uin" : "173989"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/972387", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/972387/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The following table provides the pupil to teacher ratios, calculated using both qualified and unqualified teachers, in state funded secondary schools in Wallasey constituency and East Hampshire constituency from November 2011 to 2017. These figures are not available for 2010. The figures show that there were more teachers per pupil in Wallasey secondary schools than the national average for all the available years.<\/p>
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