HC Deb 17 May 1973 vol 856 cc385-6W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the value of goods and services provided under the National Health Service by dentists in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Alison

Comprehensive figures are not available. The annual cost of the provision of general dental services in England—including charges to patients under the National Health Service Acts 1951, 1952 and 1961 and under Regulation 25 of the General Dental Services Regulations 1967, and also employers' superannuation contributions—was as follows:

£ million
1968–69 … … … 72.3
1969–70 … … … 78.0
1970–71 … … … 93.3
1971–72 … … … 103.3
1972–73 (provisional) … … … 111.8

Hospital Authority General Surgery
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Hillingdon … … … 11.0 10.9 9.4 10.5 10.4 11.0 10.8
Northwick Park … … … — — — — 9.7 10.0 9.3
North London … … … 14.1 14.4 13.7 13.2 11.2 10.1 10.7
Staines … … … 12.2 12.7 13.0 11.6 9.8 9.9 9.4
Regional Average … … … 12.6 10.5 10.1 9.9 9.6 9.6 N.A.
Hospital Authority General Medicine
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Hillingdon … … … 15.6 17.9 16.3 17.5 15.5 16.1 16.1
Northwick Park … … … — — — — 17.4 16.2 13.1
North London … … … 19.9 21.1 19.0 18.1 18.1 17.9 17.2
Staines … … … 22.7 22.3 20.6 19.7 17.4 15.0 14.9
Regional Average … … … 17.0 18.2 17.6 16.8 16.2 16.0 N.A.

Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the value of goods and services provided under the National Health Service by dentists in Staffordshire in each of the last 5 years for which figures are available.

Mr. Alison

The annual cost of the provision of general dental services by dentists in contract with executive councils in Staffordshire—including charges to patients under the National Health Service Acts 1951, 1952 and 1961 and under regulation 25 of the General Dental Services Regulations 1967, and employers' superannuation contributions—was as follows:

£ million
1968–69 … … … 1.9
1969–70 … … … 2.0
1970–71 … … … 2.5
1971–72 … … … 2.8
1972–73 (provisional) … … … 3.1