House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 21 Nov 2005 (pt 52)

General Practitioners

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many registered general practitioners there were in the NHS in each year since 1992. [26468]

Mr. Byrne: The requested information is shown in the table.
All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)1 for England, 1992 to June 2005

Number (headcount)

1992 26,572

1993 26,931

1994 27,290

1995 27,465

1996 27,811

1997 28,046

1998 28,251

1999 28,467

2000 28,593

2001 28,802

2002 29,202

2003 30,358

2004 31,523

June 2005 32,418

⁽⁷⁶⁾ General medical practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars) includes contracted GPs, GMS others and PMS others. Prior to September 2004 this group included GMS unrestricted principals, PMS contracted GPs, PMS salaried GPs, restricted principals, assistants, salaried doctors (para 52 SFA), PMS other, flexible career scheme GPs and GP returners.
Note:
Data as at 1 October 1992–99, 30 September 2000–04 and 30 June 2005.
Source:
NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.

	Number (headcount)
1992	26,572
1993	26,931
1994	27,290
1995	27,465
1996	27,811
1997	28,046
1998	28,251
1999	28,467
2000	28,593
2001	28,802
2002	29,202
2003	30,358
2004	31,523
June 2005	32,418

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many GPs per head of population there have been in (a) Ribble Valley and (b) Lancashire in each year since 1997. [29043]

Mr. Byrne [holding answer 16 November 2005]: The information requested is shown in the following table.

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General medical practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per 100,000 head of population, by Government office region, strategic health authority and primary care trust, 1997–2004—England Headcount

1997
1998

All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ Population All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population All Practitioners excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ Population All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population

Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 1,086 1,899,842 57.2 1,109 1,901,721 58.3

5CC Blackburn with Darwen PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5HP Blackpool PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5G8 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

504 Carlisle and District PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5F2 Chorley and South Ribble PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5D5 Eden Valley PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

SHE Fylde PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5G7 Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

500 Morecambe Bay PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5HD Preston PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5D6 West Cumbria PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5F3 West Lancashire PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5HF Wyre PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

Headcount

1999
2000

All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ Population All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population All Practitioners excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ Population All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population

Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 1,106 1,899,003 58.2 1,105 1,901,743 58.1

5CC Blackburn with Darwen PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5HP Blackpool PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5G8 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

504 Carlisle and District PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5F2 Chorley and South Ribble PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5D5 Eden Valley PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

SHE Fylde PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5G7 Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

500 Morecambe Bay PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5HD Preston PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5D6 West Cumbria PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5F3 West Lancashire PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5HF Wyre PCT ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

Headcount

2001
2002

All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ Population All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population All Practitioners excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ Population All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population

Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 1,118 1,905,060 58.7 1,145 1,910,378 59.9

5CC Blackburn with Darwen PCT 79 138,453 57.1 91 139,302 65.3

5HP Blackpool PCT 81 142,270 56.9 80 142,177 56.3

5G8 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT 136 244,445 55.6 129 243,889 52.9

504 Carlisle and District PCT 71 114,092 62.2 72 114,454 62.9

5F2 Chorley and South Ribble PCT 112 204,508 54.8 113 205,756 54.9

5D5 Eden Valley PCT 52 69,167 75.2 56 69,755 80.3

SHE Fylde PCT 39 73,340 53.2 37 74,164 49.9

5G7 Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT 71 124,709 56.9 64 125,498 51.0

500 Morecambe Bay PCT 195 308:406 63.2 199 308,184 64.6

5HD Preston PCT 71 141,211 50.3 85 141,389 60.1

5D6 West Cumbria PCT 89 130,179 68.4 91 130,043 70.0

5F3 West Lancashire PCT 58 108,480 53.5 61 108,718 56.1

5HF Wyre PCT 64 105,800 60.5 67 107,049 62.6

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Headcount

2003
2004

All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ Population All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population All Practitioners excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ Population⁽⁷⁹⁾ All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population

Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 1,169 1,919,041 60.9 1,168 1,929,653 60.5

5CC Blackburn with Darwen PCT 91 139,804 65.1 87 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5HP Blackpool PCT 82 142,429 57.6 81 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5G8 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT 133 243,755 54.6 134 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

504 Carlisle and District PCT 74 115,331 64.2 75 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5F2 Chorley and South Ribble PCT 113 207,072 54.6 119 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5D5 Eden Valley PCT 54 70,550 76.5 56 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

SHE Fylde PCT 39 75,026 52.0 40 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5G7 Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT 68 126,613 53.7 64 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

500 Morecambe Bay PCT 210 308,746 68.0 213 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5HD Preston PCT 85 141,446 60.1 86 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5D6 West Cumbria PCT 90 130,973 68.7 90 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5F3 West Lancashire PCT 61 108,994 56.0 60 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

5HF Wyre PCT 69 108,302 63.7 63 ⁽⁷⁸⁾— ⁽⁷⁸⁾—

⁽⁷⁷⁾ General medical practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars) includes contracted GPs, QMS others and PMS others. Prior to September 2004 this group included QMS unrestricted principals, PMS contracted GPs, PMS salaried GPs, restricted principals, assistants, salaried doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS other, flexible career scheme GPs and GP returners.
⁽⁷⁸⁾ Data not applicable.
⁽⁷⁹⁾ Population data for 2004 PCTs will not be available until November 2005.
Note:
Data as at 1 October 1997–99 and 30 September 2000–04.
Source:
NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services Statistics 2001 ONS Population Census

		1997	1998
		All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾	Population	All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population	All Practitioners excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾	Population	All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population
Q13	Cumbria and Lancashire	1,086	1,899,842	57.2	1,109	1,901,721	58.3
5CC	Blackburn with Darwen PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5HP	Blackpool PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5G8	Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
504	Carlisle and District PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5F2	Chorley and South Ribble PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5D5	Eden Valley PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
SHE	Fylde PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5G7	Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
500	Morecambe Bay PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5HD	Preston PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5D6	West Cumbria PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5F3	West Lancashire PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5HF	Wyre PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—

		1999	2000
		All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾	Population	All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population	All Practitioners excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾	Population	All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population
Q13	Cumbria and Lancashire	1,106	1,899,003	58.2	1,105	1,901,743	58.1
5CC	Blackburn with Darwen PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5HP	Blackpool PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5G8	Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
504	Carlisle and District PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5F2	Chorley and South Ribble PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5D5	Eden Valley PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
SHE	Fylde PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5G7	Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
500	Morecambe Bay PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5HD	Preston PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5D6	West Cumbria PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5F3	West Lancashire PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5HF	Wyre PCT	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—

		2001	2002
		All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾	Population	All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population	All Practitioners excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾	Population	All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population
Q13	Cumbria and Lancashire	1,118	1,905,060	58.7	1,145	1,910,378	59.9
5CC	Blackburn with Darwen PCT	79	138,453	57.1	91	139,302	65.3
5HP	Blackpool PCT	81	142,270	56.9	80	142,177	56.3
5G8	Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT	136	244,445	55.6	129	243,889	52.9
504	Carlisle and District PCT	71	114,092	62.2	72	114,454	62.9
5F2	Chorley and South Ribble PCT	112	204,508	54.8	113	205,756	54.9
5D5	Eden Valley PCT	52	69,167	75.2	56	69,755	80.3
SHE	Fylde PCT	39	73,340	53.2	37	74,164	49.9
5G7	Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT	71	124,709	56.9	64	125,498	51.0
500	Morecambe Bay PCT	195	308:406	63.2	199	308,184	64.6
5HD	Preston PCT	71	141,211	50.3	85	141,389	60.1
5D6	West Cumbria PCT	89	130,179	68.4	91	130,043	70.0
5F3	West Lancashire PCT	58	108,480	53.5	61	108,718	56.1
5HF	Wyre PCT	64	105,800	60.5	67	107,049	62.6

		2003	2004
		All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾	Population	All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population	All Practitioners excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾	Population⁽⁷⁹⁾	All Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁷⁷⁾ per100,000 head of population
Q13	Cumbria and Lancashire	1,169	1,919,041	60.9	1,168	1,929,653	60.5
5CC	Blackburn with Darwen PCT	91	139,804	65.1	87	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5HP	Blackpool PCT	82	142,429	57.6	81	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5G8	Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT	133	243,755	54.6	134	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
504	Carlisle and District PCT	74	115,331	64.2	75	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5F2	Chorley and South Ribble PCT	113	207,072	54.6	119	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5D5	Eden Valley PCT	54	70,550	76.5	56	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
SHE	Fylde PCT	39	75,026	52.0	40	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5G7	Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT	68	126,613	53.7	64	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
500	Morecambe Bay PCT	210	308,746	68.0	213	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5HD	Preston PCT	85	141,446	60.1	86	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5D6	West Cumbria PCT	90	130,973	68.7	90	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5F3	West Lancashire PCT	61	108,994	56.0	60	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—
5HF	Wyre PCT	69	108,302	63.7	63	⁽⁷⁸⁾—	⁽⁷⁸⁾—

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