HC Deb 25 March 1996 vol 274 c420W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people have been deregistered from their dentist since 1992 in each health board area; and if he will make a statement. [20875]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Information supplied by health boards about deregistration is listed in the table:

Number of patients deregistered from April 1992 to February 1996 by Health Board
Health Board Number of patients de-registered1
Argyll and Clyde 2,349
Ayrshire and Arran 1,817
Borders 2,156
Dumfries and Galloway 7,033
Fife 1,535
Forth Valley 576
Grampian 3,302
Greater Glasgow 2,231
Highland 1,448
Lanarkshire 903
Lothian 4,127
Orkney
Shetland
Tayside 21,677
Western Isles 53
Total 29,207
1 The total is the number deregistered by dentists for reasons other than the dentist moving, relocating, non-payment of bills etc or because a patient has entered into a private contract with the dentist. The information was supplied for management purposes only and is not statistically validated.
2 From July 1992.