§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will now make it her policy to ensure that all hand-pieces used by general dental practitioners are autoclaved after being used on each patient;
(2) if she will now make it her policy to ensure that all general dental practitioners use disposable gloves which are not re-used for successive patients.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe Department has already issued guidance which covers both the autoclaving of hand pieces and the use of disposable gloves, the maintenance of clinical standards is primarily a matter for the dental profession. The latest advice from the Department is contained in "Guidance for Clinical Health Care Workers—Protection Against Infection with HIV and Hepatitis Viruses" of January 1990, a copy of which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists, who have not given notice to leave the dental list, have given written notice to each family health services authority to terminate or deregister some or all of their capitation arrangements for child patients in each week since 20 November; how many dentists have deregistered patients; and how many patients have been deregistered.
§ Dr. Mawhinney[holding answer 29 April 1993]: The information provided weekly by family health services authorities since July 1992 shows that in the period up to 23 April 1993, 201 dentists have given written notification to deregister 1,421 child patients. The tables set out, by FHSA, for each week since 20 November 1992, the number of new dentists who have deregistered child patients and the total number of child patients deregistered by all dentists.
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Number of dentists deregistering child patients Week ending 27 November 1992 to week ending 23 April 1993 FHSA 27 November 4 December 11 December 18 December Gateshead 0 0 1 1 Calderdale 0 0 0 1 Leeds 0 0 3 0 Nottinghamshire 10 0 0 0 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 Suffolk 0 0 1 0 Brent and Harrow 0 0 0 0
FHSA 27 November 4 December 11 December 18 December Essex 0 1 1 2 Enfield and Haringey 0 0 0 1 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 2 1 0 Lambeth, Soulhwark and Lewisham 0 0 1 0 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 Devon 0 0 1 0 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 Coventry 0 0 0 0 Solihull 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 2 0 1 2 Bury 0 0 0 0 Trafford 0 0 0 1 12 3 10 8
FHSA 8 January 15 January 22 January 29 January Gateshead 0 0 0 0 Calderdale 0 0 0 0 Leeds 0 0 5 0 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 Suffolk 1 0 0 0 Brent and Harrow 0 0 0 0 Essex 0 0 0 0 Enfield and Haringey 0 0 0 0 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 0 0 0 1 Kent 0 0 0 0 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 0 0 0 0 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 1 2 Devon 0 0 0 0 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 Coventry 0 0 0 0 Solihull 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 Liverpool 0 0 1 0 Lancashire 1 1 3 0 Bury 0 0 0 0 Trafford 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 3
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FHSA 5 February 12 February 19 February 26 February Gateshead 0 0 0 0 Calderdale 0 0 0 0 Leeds 1 0 0 0 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 0 0 1 0 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 Brent and Harrow 0 0 0 0 Essex 0 0 0 0 Enfield and Haringey 0 0 0 0 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 0 0 0 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 0 0 0 0 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 0 1 0 Devon 1 0 0 0 Staffordshire 0 0 2 0 Coventry 0 0 0 0 Solihull 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 0 1 0 0 Bury 0 1 0 0 Trafford 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0
FHSA 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 March Gateshead 0 0 0 0 Calderdale 0 0 0 0 Leeds 0 0 0 0 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 Brent and Harrow 0 0 0 0 Essex 0 0 0 0 Enfield and Haringey 0 0 0 0 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 2 0 0 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 0 0 0 0 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 Devon 0 0 0 0 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 Coventry 0 1 0 0 Solihull 0 0 1 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 1 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 1 0 0 0 Bury 0 0 0 0 Trafford 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1
FHSA 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April Gateshead 0 0 0 0 Calderdale 0 0 0 2 Leeds 0 0 0 0 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 Brent and Harrow 0 0 0 2 Essex 0 0 0 0 Enfield and Haringey 0 0 0 0 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 1 0 0 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 0 0 0 0 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 Devon 0 0 0 0 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 Coventry 0 0 0 0 Solihull 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 0 1 0 0 Bury 0 0 0 0 Trafford 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 Notes:
Dentists who first de-registered patients between week ending 3 July 1992 and week ending 20 November 1992 are not included in this table, even if they de-registered patients between 21 November 1992 and 23 April 1993 since each dentist is only counted once on the first occasion he de-registered a patient. In the 68 FHSAs not included in this table, no dentist first de-registered a patient between 21 November 1992 and 23 April 1993.
A small number of FHSAs have submitted revised figures. These amendments have been included in the cumulative totals but not in the weekly totals. The sum of the weekly totals does not therefore equal the cumulative total.
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Number of child patients deregistered Week ending 27 November 1992 to week ending 23 April 1993 FHSA 27 November 4 December 11 December 18 December Cumbria 0 0 0 3 Durham 0 0 0 0 Gateshead 0 0 2 2 Humberside 29 0 3 2 Calderdale 0 0 0 1 Kirklees 0 0 0 0 Leeds 0 0 5 0 Nottinghamshire 25 0 0 0 Rotherham 0 0 0 3 Norfolk 14 1 0 3 Suffolk 0 0 1 0 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0
FHSA 27 November 4 December 11 December 18 December Brent and Harrow 0 0 0 0 Essex 0 2 1 4 Enfield and Haringey 0 0 0 1 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 0 0 0 0 Kent 1 2 1 0 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 0 0 1 0 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 0 0 0 0 Oxfordshire 0 0 0 0 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 Devon 3 7 104 0 Staffordshire 0 0 3 0 Coventry 0 0 0 0 Solihull 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 5 4 1 2 Bolton 0 0 0 0 Bury 0 0 0 0 Trafford 0 0 0 2 77 16 122 23
FHSA 8 January 15 January 22 January 29 January Cumbria 3 1 0 0 Durham 0 0 0 0 Gateshead 0 1 1 0 Humberside 7 2 0 1 Calderdale 0 0 0 0 Kirklees 0 0 0 3 Leeds 8 2 0 0 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 Rotherham 3 3 0 0 Norfolk 7 0 13 0 Suffolk 3 0 7 0 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 Brent and Harrow 0 0 0 0 Essex 0 1 0 0 Enfield and Haringey 0 0 0 0 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 0 0 0 4 Kent 0 2 2 1 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 0 0 0 0 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 0 0 0 0 Oxfordshire 0 0 5 0 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 2 2 3 Devon 0 0 0 0 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 Coventry 0 0 0 0 Solihull 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 Liverpool 0 0 2 0 Lancashire 4 2 5 1 Bolton 0 6 0 0 Bury 0 0 0 0 Trafford 0 0 0 0 35 22 37 13
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FHSA 5 February 12 February 19 February 26 February Cumbria 8 0 1 3 Durham 0 0 0 0 Gateshead 0 2 0 0 Humberside 1 4 2 1 Calderdale 0 0 0 0 Kirklees 0 0 0 0 Leeds 1 0 2 0 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 Rotherham 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 16 2 1 0 Suffolk 0 4 0 0 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 Brent and Harrow 0 0 0 0 Essex 3 7 0 39 Enfield and Haringey 0 0 0 0 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 0 0 0
FHSA 5 February 12 February 19 February 26 February Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 0 0 0 0 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 0 0 0 0 Oxfordshire 0 0 0 0 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 1 0 Devon 2 0 17 0 Staffordshire 0 3 2 0 Coventry 0 0 0 0 Solihull 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 0 3 1 0 Bolton 0 0 0 0 Bury 0 3 0 0 Trafford 0 0 0 0 31 29 27 43
FHSA 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 March Cumbria 2 3 0 5 Durham 0 0 0 0 Gateshead 0 0 0 0 Humberside 3 0 0 0 Calderdale 0 1 0 0 Kirklees 0 0 0 0 Leeds 0 0 0 1 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 Rotherham 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 0 5 0 0 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 Brent and Harrow 0 0 0 0 Essex 0 0 0 0 Enfield and Haringey 0 0 0 0 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 0 0 0 0 Kent 18 5 1 0 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 0 0 0 0 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 0 1 0 0 Oxfordshire 0 0 0 0 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 1 Devon 1 5 3 1 Staffordshire 0 0 0 3 Coventry 0 2 0 0 Solihull 0 0 2 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 3 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 2 1 0 2 Bolton 0 0 0 0 Bury 0 0 0 0 Trafford 0 0 0 0 26 23 6 16
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FHSA 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April Cumbria 6 2 1 0 Durham 1 1 0 0 Gateshead 0 0 0 0 Humberside 2 0 0 0 Calderdale 2 0 0 2 Kirklees 0 0 0 0 Leeds 0 0 0 1 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 Rotherham 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 0 0 0 1 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 2 Brent and Harrow 0 0 0 2 Essex 0 0 0 0 Enfield and Haringey 0 0 0 0 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 0 0 0 0 Kent 14 2 0 0 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 0 0 0 0 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 0 0 0 0 Oxfordshire 0 0 0 0
FHSA 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 Devon 0 6 4 0 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 Coventry 0 0 0 0 Solihull 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 2 0 2 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 2 3 0 0 Bolton 0 0 0 0 Bury 0 0 0 0 Trafford 0 0 0 0 27 16 5 10 Notes:
(1) No patients have been deregistered in the 59 remaining FHSAs during this period.
(2) A small number of FHSAs have submitted revised figures. These amendments have been included in the cumulative totals but not in the weekly totals. The sum of the weekly totals does not therefore equal the cumulative total