§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the average number of courses of treatment completed per full-time dental officer in the school dental service in 1974 and 1977 in the area covered by the Macclesfield district of the Chesire area health authority; and what are the comparable figures for England and Wales as a whole;
(2) what was the number of general anaesthetics administered per full-time dental officer in the school dental service in 1974 and 1977; and what were the comparable figures for the Macclesfield district of the Cheshire area health authority;
(3) what is the number of schoolchildren per school dental officer in the area covered by the Macclesfield district of the Cheshire area health authority; and what is the comparable figure for England and Wales.
§ Mr. DeakinsInformation is not available in respect of health districts.
The clinical staffing structure changed between 1974 and 1977; the figures for these two years are therefore not strictly comparable.
The dental officers concerned spent a small part of their time treating patients other than in the school dental service.
The information is given in the table below:
suit a staff trade union on the terms of an official circular before issuing that circular.
Mr. DeakinNo, but departmental officials consult Staff Side about changes in work or new work and these discussions precede the issue of official circulars.