§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of opticians accepting NHS patients in(a) Crewe and Nantwich and (b) Cheshire for each of the last five years. [36495]
§ Mr. MaloneBelow are the number of ophthalmic opticians, OOs, and ophthalmic medical practitioners, OMPs, under contract with Cheshire family health services authority to carry out national health service sight tests as at 31 December each year. Separate figures for Crewe and Nantwich are not held centrally.
Year OOs OMPs Total 1991 153 17 170 1992 171 13 184 1993 157 16 173 1994 174 15 189 1995 178 20 198