§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what is his Department's policy regarding the transfer of patients' dental records when the patient is transferring from one NHS dentist to another. [12830]
(2) what is his policy regarding transfer of a patients' dental records if a dental practice leaves the NHS. [12831]
§ Mr. MaloneIt is a condition of dentists' terms of service that dentists should provide, within 28 days of a request from registered patients leaving to join another
972Whis Department or (c) of another classification; however many calls each received in each of the last five years; and how much money each received from his Department in each of the last five years. [9800]
§ Mr. Horam[pursuant to his reply, 22 January 1996 c.13–14]: I regret that there was an error in the table provided. A correct version is now listed.
dentist, a summary of the care and treatment given to that patient. Local family health services authorities provide a form, FP26, for that purpose.