§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the latest figures(a) in total and (b) by county for the number of dental practitioners in practice in Wales offering treatment on the national health service; and if he will make a statement. [14082]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsThe information is given in the following table. The information is collected on a health authority basis.
General dental practitioners who treat at least some NHS patients at 30 June 1997 Health authority Number North Wales 198 Dyfed Powys 142 Morgannwg 173 Bro Taf 221 Gwent 173 Wales 907
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many dental practitioners were in practice in Wales in(a) 1995, (b) 1996 and (c) at the latest available date; and if he will make a statement; [14086]
(2) how many dental practitioners offering treatment under the national health service there were in practice in Wales in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement. [14090]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsInformation on the number of general practitioners who treat at least some NHS patients is given in the following table. Information on the number of practitioners only treating patients privately is not collected centrally.
General dental practitioners who treat at least some NHS patients Number September 1992 831 September 1993 843 September 1994 849 September 1995 876 September 1996 900 June 1997 907