§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people have been deregistered from their dentist since 1992 in each health board area; and if he will make a statement. [20875]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation supplied by health boards about deregistration is listed in the table:
Number of patients deregistered from April 1992 to February 1996 by Health Board Health Board Number of patients de-registered1 Argyll and Clyde 2,349 Ayrshire and Arran 1,817 Borders 2,156 Dumfries and Galloway 7,033 Fife 1,535 Forth Valley 576 Grampian 3,302 Greater Glasgow 2,231 Highland 1,448 Lanarkshire 903 Lothian 4,127 Orkney — Shetland — Tayside 21,677 Western Isles 53 Total 29,207 1 The total is the number deregistered by dentists for reasons other than the dentist moving, relocating, non-payment of bills etc or because a patient has entered into a private contract with the dentist. The information was supplied for management purposes only and is not statistically validated. 2 From July 1992.