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DE00000406515

 

27 April 2008

 

Dear Mr Howie,

 

Thank you for your email of 17 April requesting, under the Freedom of Information Act, a list of NHS contracted GP surgeries in Great Britain .  I have been asked to reply.

 

Section 21 of the Act enables us to refer you directly to a published source of information if it is reasonably accessible to you.  The information you requested for England is available on the NHS website at: www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/Pages/ServiceSearch.aspx

 

Data relating to Scotland or Wales is not held by the Department.  For information relating to Scotland or Wales , you may wish to contact the Scottish Government and/or the Welsh Assembly.  Further contact details are provided below for your convenience:

 

The Scottish Government

St Andrew's House

Regent Road

Edinburgh

EH1 3DG

 

Telephone: 08457 741 741 or 0131 556 8400

Email:xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx

Website: www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health

 

Welsh Assembly Government

Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

 

Tel: 029 2068 1239

Email: xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx

Website: new.wales.gov.uk/topics/health/?lang=en

 

Alternatively, a database of GP practices in the UK is available from Binley’s.  You may like to visit its website at: www.binleys.com/product.asp?catID=1&ItemID=115

 

I hope you find this reply helpful.

 

If you have any queries about this email, please contact me.  Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review.  Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:

 

Head of the Freedom of Information Team

Department of Health

Room 317

Richmond House

79 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2NS

  

Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxx.xxx.xx

 

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision.  Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Department.  The ICO can be contacted at:

 

The Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Woraphan Lagkam

Freedom of Information Team

Department of Health