§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each financial year since 1 October 1990 the estimated savings in expenditure to dentists for NHS treatment of patients resulting from the introduction of the new payment scale for NHS dentistry. [6491]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is not available. Gross expenditure on NHS general dental services for the financial years since 1 October 1990 is contained in the table.
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Gross Expenditure on NHS General Dental Services in Scotland Financial year1 £000s 1990–91 118,470 1991–92 142,828 1992–93 141,285 1993–94 134,204 1994–95 145,586 1995–962 147,864 1The figures have been taken from the annual accounts of the 15 health boards. 2 The figure for 1995–96 should be regarded as provisional.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each financial year since 1989–90(a) the number of courses of NHS dental treatment for each health board area in Scotland and (b) the total number of courses of NHS dental treatment in Scotland. [6490]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is contained in the table.
NHS general dental services in Scotland: number of courses of treatment1 Health board 19892 19902 1991–923 1992–933 Scotland 3,142,700 3,371,812 2,484,539 2,569,205 Argyll and Clyde 271,769 292,528 206,277 211,504 Ayrshire and Arran 254,617 321,693 187,757 190,797 Borders 78,839 85,142 65,622 66,926 Dumfries and Galloway 94,113 100,253 71,512 69,434 Fife 220,942 234,936 160,124 163,676 Forth Valley 160,965 170,660 130,389 137,191 Grampian 303,233 306,831 267,042 277,378 Greater Glasgow 537,454 576,003 441,154 459,004 Highland 111,009 126,897 94,050 96,023 Lanarkshire 309,381 316,006 219,558 226,420 Lothian 490,115 510,014 396,777 414,624 Orkney 8,598 8,979 7,438 7,604 Shetland 7,604 8,722 6,589 6,470 Tayside 284,822 304,920 222,697 233,545 Western Isles 9,239 8,228 7,553 8,609 1Since October 1990, all routine dental treatment for children has been provided under capitation arrangements and is not therefore counted as individual courses of treatment. Source: Dental Practice Division of the Common Services Agency. 21989–90 are calendar data and cannot be compared with data for later years. 3 1991–92 to 1995–96 are financial data.
Health board 1993–941 1994–951 1995–961 Scotland 2,647,088 2,722,518 2,711,061 Argyll and Clyde 212,294 222,616 224,731 Ayrshire and Arran 185,686 185,176 187,172 Borders 67,664 73,619 76,209 Dumfries and Galloway 64,684 67,452 68,427 Fife 173,970 182,116 181,998 Forth Valley 144,446 150,124 148,485 Grampian 287,776 297,399 292,182 Greater Glasgow 470,973 486,912 484,217 Highland 94,009 83,788 82,629 Lanarkshire 236,699 246,579 245,710 Lothian 436,028 448,219 443,981 Orkney 7,486 7,106 5,551 Shetland 7,505 7,921 7,651 Tayside 250,004 254,480 251,909 Western Isles 7,864 9,011 10,209 11991–92 to 1995–96 are financial data.