HC Deb 21 March 1995 vol 257 cc174-5W
Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people have been deregistered by their dentist since 1992 in each health board area in Scotland. [14819]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Information supplied by health boards about patient de-registrations since financial year 1991–92 is contained in the table.

Patients de-registered by dentists in Scotland
Health board April 1991–March 1992 Number of patients de- registered1 April 1992–March 1993 Number of patients de-registered April 1993–March 1994 Number of patients de-registered April 1994–January 1995 Number of patients de-registered
Greater Glasgow 41 579 339 946
Highland 19 210 73 68
Lanarkshire 70 252 145 56
Lothian 101 483 1,625 1,009
Orkney
Shetland
Tayside n/a 2106 57 437
Western Isles 37 16

n/a—Not available.

1 Patients de-registered by their dentist without their consent. Figures may not include NHS registrations ended either to enter private contract by agreement between patient and dentists, or where a dentist leaves the practice.

2 From July 1992.

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