Speeches

Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of GP visits was in each year since 1984 in which information is available.

Dr Daniel Poulter

Data on the total cost of general practitioner visits is not available. The Health and Social Care Information Centre collects data on the total expenditure on general practice, both including and excluding the cost of dispensed drugs. The latest available data is from 2012-13, and the earliest available data is 2003-04.

Total Spend on general practice, 2003-04 to 2012-13 (£ million)

Year

Total Spend

Total Net of Dispensing

2003-04

5,811

5,006

2004-05

6,914

6,061

2005-06

7,747

6,864

2006-07

7,757

6,943

2007-08

7,867

7,053

2008-09

7,961

7,145

2009-10

8,321

7,514

2010-11

8,350

7,543

2011-12

8,397

7,607

2012-13

8,459

7,690