§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average number of patients per National Health Service dental practitioner's list in the Wirral Area Health Authority; and how this compares with the national average.
§ Mr. EnnalsUnder general dental services arrangements patients are not allocated to particular dentists. On the latest available information, the population per dentist providing general dental services in the Wirral Area Health Authority area is 4,048 compared with 4,016 for England.