How many Locum GPs are employed by each of Wales's health boards and what is the annual cost to each health board?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport | Answered on 25/08/2016
No Locum GPs are employed by health boards in Wales. Locum GPs are engaged and paid directly by GP practices.
The latest statistics on the GP workforce in Wales indicate that at 30 September 2015, 634 GP locums were registered to work in Wales.
| Local Health Board | Number of Locums |
| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | 123 |
| Powys Teaching Health Board | 40 |
| Hywel Dda University Health Board | 82 |
| Abertawe University Health Board | 122 |
| Cwm Taf University Health Board | 57 |
| Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | 109 |
| Cardiff and Vale University Health Board | 101 |
| Wales | 634 |
This information can be viewed by accessing the attached link
http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/general-medical-practitioners/?lang=en