General Practice

Background

- FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
- Changes to data since the introduction of the new GMS contract
- Glossary

Information on GP performers

Number of GP performers by performer type:
- Scotland; 2005 - 2007 (Also in Excel 2004 -2007 ^19KB)
- by NHS Board, 2007 (Also in Excel 2004 - 2007 ^42KB)
- by CHP/CHCP, 2007 (Also in Excel ^21KB)

Number of GP performers, by gender & age group; 2005 - 2007:
All GPs
- Performers
- Performer salaried
- Performer retainee
- Performer registrar
Also available  in Excel, 2004 - 2007 ^(51KB)

Number of GPs by NHS Board and gender; 2005 - 2007:
- All GPs
- Also in Excel, 2004 - 2007 , for all GP performer types ^(71KB)

Number of GPs by CHP/CHCP and gender;
- All GPs, 2007

- Also  in Excel for all GP performer types:
- 2007 ^(59KB)
- 2006 ^(65KB)

Longer Term Trends

Longer term trend information on GP workforce are published
on ISD's main workforce pages, inluding longer term GP 
headcount trends (back to the year 1997) and Whole Time
Equivalent (WTE) data.
Link to NHS workforce figures for Scotland

Information on practices and their populations

Information at Practice level

List of practices with contact details and other information
- Practice contact details ^(483KB) 
(as at 01 July 2008)
- Contracted GPs contact details ^(1818KB) 
(as at 01 July 2008)

Practice populations by gender and age group
(updated quarterly):
- as at 01 July 2008 ^(620KB)
- as at 01 April 2008 ^(875KB)
- as at 01 January 2008 ^(875KB)
- as at 01 October 2007 ^(461KB)

Practice populations by deprivation status:
- as at 30 September 2007  ^(196KB)
- as at 30 September 2006  ^(151KB)
- as at 30 September 2005  ^(152KB)

Practice populations by urban/rural classification:
- as at 30 September 2007 ^(228KB)
- as at 30 September 2006 ^(200KB)
- as at 30 September 2005 ^(207KB)

Information at CHP/CHCP level

Number of practices by CHP,
and patients registered with practices,
by age group and practice type:
- as at 01 October 2007 ^(66KB)
- as at 01 October 2006 ^(67KB)

Information at NHS Board and Scotland level

Number of practices by NHS Board,
and patients registered with practices, by age group:

by practice type, as at 01 October 2007
All practices
- new GMS (17J) practices
- 17C practices
- 2C practices

Also in Excel: 
- as at 01 October 2007 ^(49KB)
- as at 01 October 2006 ^(44KB)

Additional services
- as at 30 September 2007 ^(79KB)
- as at 30 September 2006 ^(79KB)

Archive information (available up to 01 Oct 2003)

Information on practice nurse and other practice staff
Vacated Posts - Unrestricted Principals 
Practices by number of Partners