HC Deb 13 January 1995 vol 252 cc262-5W
Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of national health service dentists in 1990–91,1991–92 and 1992–93.

Mr. Malone

The available information is in the tables.

Table 1: Hospital and community health service dental staff England—as at 30 September each year (whole-time equivalent)
Number of dental staff
1990 2,256
1991 2,166
1992 2,191
1993 2,218

Note:

These figures exclude hospital practitioners and clinical assistants who also work as general dental practitioners.

Table 2: General dental services, number of dentists 1 2 England—as at 30 September
Number of dentists
1990 15,480
1991 15,451
1992 15,411
1993 15,773

Source:

Dental Practice Board.

Notes:

1 Includes principals, assistants and vocational trainees.

2 Some dentists may have contracts with more than one family health service authority.

These dentists have been counted only once.

Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many patients were registered with national health service dentists in each year since 1990–91 by family health service authorities or smallest available area. per head of population;

(2) how many patients were registered for NHS dental care in 1990–91,1991–92 and 1992–93.

Mr. Malone

Information on registration with dental practitioners for 1990–91 will be placed in the Library. Information for subsequent years is in the Dental Practice Board publication, "Registrations: GDS Quarterly Statistics", copies of which are available in the Library.

Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dental treatments took place in each year since 1990–91 in each family health service authority or smallest available area per head of population.

Mr. Malone

The information is shown in the table.

Table: General Dental Services, number of courses of treatment1 per head of population by family health services authority for the financial years 1990–91 to 1993–94
Family health services authority 1990–91 number of population 1991–92 number of courses per head of courses per head of population 1992–93 number of courses per head of population 1993–94 number of courses per head of population
Humberside 0.57 0.62 0.64 0.64
North Yorkshire 0.69 0.76 0.77 0.76
Bradford 0.64 0.70 0.73 0.74
Calderdale 0.63 0.75 0.77 0.77
Kirklees 0.60 0.64 0.69 0.69
Leeds 0.70 0.75 0.77 0.76
Wakefield 0.53 0.58 0.68 0.72
Derbyshire 0.57 0.61 0.63 0.63
Leicestershire 0.64 0.69 0.70 0.71
Lincolnshire 0.62 0.69 0.70 0.72
Nottinghamshire 0.62 0.68 0.72 0.73
Barnsley 0.48 0.51 0.56 0.58
Doncaster 0.55 0.60 0.66 0.69
Rotherham 0.47 0.52 0.56 0.57
Sheffield 0.63 0.67 0.71 0.72
Cambridgeshire 0.68 0.71 0.72 0.70
Norfolk 0.70 0.75 0.77 0.73
Suffolk 0.78 0.84 0.87 0.88
Bedfordshire 0.47 0.52 0.54 0.55
Hertfordshire 0.65 0.67 0.70 0.70
Barnet 0.50 0.41 0.43 0.41
Brent and Harrow 0.54 0.52 0.55 0.57
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 0.46 0.48 0.51 0.50
Hillingdon 0.59 0.62 0.65 0.65
Kensington, Westminster and Chelsea 0.56 0.41 0.43 0.42
Essex 0.54 0.56 0.58 0.58
Barking and Havering 0.47 0.51 0.54 0.54
Camden and Islington 0.56 0.54 0.58 0.56
City and East London 0.43 0.43 0.46 0.45
Enfield and Haringey 0.49 0.46 0.49 0.48
Redbridge and Waltham Forest 0.46 0.49 0.52 0.54
East Sussex 0.69 0.74 0.76 0.75
Kent 0.60 0.63 0.61 0.53
Greenwich and Bexley 0.54 0.56 0.59 0.55
Bromley 0.51 0.41 0.40 0.35
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 0.52 0.53 0.55 0.54
Surrey 0.70 0.67 0.69 0.64
West Sussex 0.76 0.79 0.80 0.78
Croydon 0.59 0.64 0.66 0.64
Kingston and Richmond 0.51 0.43 0.46 0.46
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 0.50 0.48 0.50 0.50
Dorset 0.79 0.87 0.88 0.86
Hampshire 0.74 0.78 0.79 0.77
Wiltshire 0.67 0.70 0.72 0.71
Isle of Wight 0.78 0.86 0.86 0.81
Berkshire 0.61 0.59 0.61 0.58
Buckinghamshire 0.60 0.63 0.62 0.56
Northamptonshire 0.59 0.63 0.66 0.68
Oxfordshire 0.64 0.64 0.63 0.53
Avon 0.76 0.81 0.83 0.82
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0.64 0.71 0.72 0.67
Devon 0.71 0.77 0.78 0.74
Gloucestershire 0.78 0.85 0.82 0.61
Somerset 0.77 0.85 0.88 0.90
Hereford and Worcester 0.68 0.74 0.76 0.78
Shropshire 0.67 0.76 0.78 0.76
Staffordshire 0.55 0.62 0.63 0.63
Warwickshire 0.66 0.71 0.72 0.70
Birmingham 0.59 0.64 0.66 0.67
Coventry 0.56 0.60 0.60 0.60
Dudley 0.58 0.65 0.67 0.68
Sandwell 0.53 0.59 0.63 0.64
Solihull 0.54 0.61 0.64 0.62
Walsall 0.44 0.51 0.53 0.57
Wolverhampton 0.60 0.65 0.69 0.71
Cheshire 0.66 0.73 0.75 0.76
Liverpool 0.53 0.56 0.60 0.62
St. Helens and Knowsley 0.48 0.55 0.59 0.61
Sefton 0.60 0.69 0.73 0.75
Wirral 0.63 0.70 0.72 0.73

Table: General Dental Services, number of courses of treatment1 per head of population by family health services authority for the financial years 1990–91 to 1993–94
Family health services authority 1990–91 number of courses per head of population 1991–92 number of courses per head of population 1992–93 number of courses per head of population 1993–94 number of courses per head of population
Lancashire 0.58 0.65 0.66 0.65
Bolton 0.60 0.68 0.71 0.73
Bury 0.62 0.68 0.69 0.70
Manchester 0.58 0.66 0.71 0.73
Oldham 0.55 0.63 0.68 0.71
Rochdale 0.54 0.60 0.65 0.66
Salford 0.53 0.59 0.62 0.64
Stockport 0.79 0.86 0.89 0.90
Tameside 0.53 0.60 0.62 0.63
Trafford 0.75 0.82 0.85 0.89
Wigan 0.52 0.59 0.64 0.67

Source:

Dental Practice Board and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.

Notes:

1 Dentists may treat patients who are not resident within their FHSA. Courses of treatment will not therefore be confined to the population of the FHSA.

1. OPCS mid year estimates of population.

2. The table shows data for adults only. Children are excluded because, since October 1990, dental treatment for children is carried out under capitation arrangements and information on courses of treatment are not identifiable separately.

Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will break down the number of NHS dentists by family health service authority or smallest available area in each year since 1990–91.

Mr. Malone

The information will be placed in the Library.