Dentists (Hansard, 4 February 1992)

§ Dr. Hampson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists are registered and how many are practising in each health authority; and how many new or returning entrants there have been in each of the last three years.

§ Mr. Dorrell
At the end of 1990 there were 26,320 dentists registered in the United Kingdom with the General Dental Council. The numbers of dentists practising in each regional health authority (RHA) in England at 30 September 1990 are shown in the table:
service region in 1990; and if he will express that sum as a figure of expenditure per head of children under 16 years of age in each national health service region.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
The information relating to growth hormone therapy is set out in the table. 145W

Expenditure on Growth Hormone Therapy in 1990—England¹

Regional Health Authority Net ingredient cost (NIC)² (£000) Cost Per child under 16 (pence)

Northern 96.1 15.6

Yorkshire 854.1 114.3

Trent 432.2 46.2

East Anglia 31.2 7.5

North West Thames 1,837.7 261.0

North East Thames 777.5 101.5

South East Thames 520.0 72.9

South West Thames 162.0 28.7

Wessex 718.1 125.9

Oxford 963.9 177.8

South Western 944.9 151.9

West Midlands 178.0 16.6

Mersey 382.8 77.3

North Western 1,238.8 148.7

England 9,137.3 95.2

¹ The data are estimates based on a sample of 1 in 200 prescriptions dispensed by chemists.

² The Net ingredient cost is the basic cost of drugs before discount and does not include the dispensing costs or fees.

§ Mr. Cousins
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the total sums expended on general practitioners prescribed growth hormone therapy in each year since 1985.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
The information requested is set out in the table.

Total Net Ingredient Cost¹on Growth Hormone Therapy—England 1986 to 1990²

Year NIC (£000)

1986 1,190.2

1987 2,229.0

1988 4,622.8

1989 8,875.0

1990 9,137.3

¹The Net Ingredient Cost is the basic cost of drugs before discount and does not include the dispensing costs or fees.

²The data relate to calendar years and are estimates based on a sample of 1 in 200 prescriptions dispensed by chemists. No prescriptions were dispensed in 1985 for growth hormone therapy.

Expenditure on Growth Hormone Therapy in 1990—England¹
Regional Health Authority	Net ingredient cost (NIC)² (£000)	Cost Per child under 16 (pence)
Northern	96.1	15.6
Yorkshire	854.1	114.3
Trent	432.2	46.2
East Anglia	31.2	7.5
North West Thames	1,837.7	261.0
North East Thames	777.5	101.5
South East Thames	520.0	72.9
South West Thames	162.0	28.7
Wessex	718.1	125.9
Oxford	963.9	177.8
South Western	944.9	151.9
West Midlands	178.0	16.6
Mersey	382.8	77.3
North Western	1,238.8	148.7
England	9,137.3	95.2
¹ The data are estimates based on a sample of 1 in 200 prescriptions dispensed by chemists.
² The Net ingredient cost is the basic cost of drugs before discount and does not include the dispensing costs or fees.

Total Net Ingredient Cost¹on Growth Hormone Therapy—England 1986 to 1990²
Year	NIC (£000)
1986	1,190.2
1987	2,229.0
1988	4,622.8
1989	8,875.0
1990	9,137.3
¹The Net Ingredient Cost is the basic cost of drugs before discount and does not include the dispensing costs or fees.
²The data relate to calendar years and are estimates based on a sample of 1 in 200 prescriptions dispensed by chemists. No prescriptions were dispensed in 1985 for growth hormone therapy.