§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he will list the number of National Health Service dentists in(a) Durham area health authority, (b) Sunderland area health authority, and (c) Hartlepool area health authority, for each year from 1979 to 1989.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information is given in the tables.
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General dental service dentists at 30 September each year1 Cleveland FPC Durham FPC Sunderland FPC 1979 93 95 47 1980 93 99 46 1981 95 102 48 1982 102 110 55 1983 108 117 61 1984 120 118 61 1985 125 127 66 1986 131 126 61 1987 145 136 68 1988 146 132 67 1 Because Family Practitioner Committee (FPC) boundaries are not coterminous with health Authority Boundaries this information on General Dental Service Dentists is not in the precise form requested. The figures for Cleveland FPC include Hartlepool HA, North Tees HA and South Tees HA and the figures for Durham FPC include Durham HA, North West Durham HA, South West Durham HA and Darlington HA.
Hospital and community health service dental staff at 30 September each year Hartlepool Total staff Durham Total staff Sunderland Total staff 1982 6 32 26 1983 5 28 25 1984 5 29 27 1985 4 26 29 1986 2 27 31 1987 3 27 32 1988 4 21 24 Notes:
1. Figures include permanent paid, honorary and locum staff. From 1987 figures also include Agency Locum staff.
2. Because of the 1982 NHS reorganisation consistent data for these DHAs are not available for earlier years.