Dear Mr Kumar

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - Ref: 854

Retired General Practitioners

Thank you for your email received 18 May 2008. You asked for information regarding how many GP's have retired but continued to practice.

Your request for information has now been considered. I will answer your queries below in turn:

Since 2004 there have not been any GP's who have retired and continued to practice that have had their entry on the performers list removed and had to reapply.

Since 2004 there are 52 GP's who have retired but continued to practice that have had their entry on the performers list amended and has not had to reapply.  Please note that these 52 GPs were responsible to Dudley PCT.   This number does not include GPs who were responsible to other Primary Care Trust’s but who were included on the Dudley database because they had Dudley residents as patients.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact the Acting Head of Integrated Governance at Dudley PCT, St John’s House, Union Street, Dudley DY2 8PP or telephone 01384 366078 or email xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx.

You can also refer to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545700
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Katie Bytheway
Information Governance Officer