§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists in practice in north Warwickshire(a) take national health services patients and (b) take private patients only, but took national health service patients until 1990.
§ Dr. MawhinneyAt September 1993 the number of dentists providing general dental services in the Warwickshire family health services authority area, which includes North Warwickshire, was 149. The comparable number at 30 September 1990 was 146. Dentists are independent contractors who make their own decisions about whether to accept patients under national health service arrangements.