§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what response he has made to the university of Liverpool school of dentistry representations regarding the timing of the response to the Bloomfield report and oral health strategy; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe hon. Member for Liverpool, Mossley Hill (Mr. Alton) wrote to my right hon. Friend the
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Average estimated weekly gross earnings of nursing and midwifery full-time staff in 1992–93 and 1993–94 1992–951 1993–942 Grade Total Basic pay Allowances Total Basic pay Allowances £ £ £ £ £ £ Clinical Grade A 186.0 151.3 34.7 188.7 153.4 35.3 Clinical Grade B 203.8 163.4 40.4 216.1 174.1 42.0 Clinical Grade C3 256.4 220.1 36.3 249.2 214.6 34.6 Clinical Grade D 250.3 215.0 35.3 258.6 222.2 36.4 Clinical Grade E 294.2 250.7 43.5 302.0 257.7 44.3 Secretary of State on 22 February enclosing a letter from a lecturer at the university of Liverpool school of dentistry. I replied on 19 March.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists in(a) England and (b) each regional health authority area took on new NHS patients in each year since 1990.
§ Dr. Mawhinney[holding answer 24 March 1994]: The information available is shown in the table.
Number of dentists who had additions to their register, by regional health authority area and year, 1991–93 England Number of dentists who had additions to their register in the year Region 1991 1992 1993 England 15,126 15,295 15,268 Northern 860 883 866 Yorkshire 1,133 1,158 1,146 Trent 1,268 1,283 1,309 East Anglia 620 619 625 North West Thames 1,509 1,511 1,515 North East Thames 1,296 1,314 1,335 South East Thames 1,406 1,392 1,394 South West Thames 1,294 1,298 1,331 Wessex 1,004 1,005 987 Oxford 859 861 851 South Western 1,223 1,248 1,237 West Midlands 1,400 1,427 1,412 Mersey 778 773 772 North Western 1,272 1,289 1,290 Note:
1. Additions to the register include instances of patients registering with a dentist after a break in attendance and instances of reinstatement of registrations that have been cancelled in error.
2. Some dentists have contracts in more than one regional health authority area. These dentists have, where appropriate, been included in the count for each regional health authority area where they are under contract, but only once in the England total.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of dentists in each family health service authority took on new NHS patients for each year since 1990.
§ Dr. Mawhinney[holding answer 24 March 1994]: The information will be placed in the Library.