HC Deb 20 May 1998 vol 312 cc430-1W
Sir Richard Body

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the ratio of dentists to population in the area of each health authority in the East Midlands. [32001]

Mr. Milburn

The information requested is given in the table.

General Dental Service: population per dentist on health authority lists at 31 December 1997. Trent Regional (East Midlands)
Health Authority Number of persons per dentist on health authority lists
Barnsley 3,607
South Humber 4,264
Doncaster 3,172
Leicestershire 3,526
Lincolnshire 4,631
North Derbyshire 3,673
North Nottinghamshire 3,799
Nottingham 3,007
Rotherham 3,596
Sheffield 2,914
South Derbyshire 3,348