The general practice census is collected each year and records numbers and details of GPs in England along with information on their practices, staff, patients and the services they provide.
This publication is one of three that make up the NHS Staff 1996 - 2006 publication. The other two are:
General Practice staff, 30 September 2006 - Detailed Results
The detailed results contain further data tables as at September 2006 for England, broken down by Strategic Health Authority area and selected statistics by Primary Care Trust.
Each table can be downloaded using the following links:
Selected GP statistics by Primary Care Trust
Table 1a - All GPs: headcount by type
Table 1b - All GPs: full time equivalents by type
Table 2 - All GPs (excluding GP registrars & GP retainers), by ageband
Table 4 - Practice staff by type
Table 5 - Registered GP patients by ageband
Table 6 - GP Partnerships (excluding GP registrars & GP retainers), by size