HC Deb 04 May 1994 vol 242 cc499-500W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the availability of NHS dental care in the Stoke-on-Trent family health services authority area; and if she will make a statement.

Dr. Mawhinney

Staffordshire family health services authority, which includes Stoke-on-Trent, reports that national health service dentistry is available in the area. Patients who need help in obtaining NHS dental treatment should contact the FHSA.

Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list those dental practices in the Stoke-on-Trent family health services authority area which in the last 12 months have withdrawn NHS dental services.

Dr. Mawhinney

No dentist in Stoke-on-Trent has given such notice to the Staffordshire family health services authority during the last 12 months.