§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many salaried dentists have been employed in each health authority area in England since the publication of the Government's plan for NHS dentistry. [15470]
§ Ms BlearsInformation on the number of salaried dentists employed in each health authority as at September 2000—the month of publication of "Modernising NHS Dentistry—Implementing the NHS Plan" is shown in table 1. The same information as at September 2001 is shown in table 2.
The figures are for number of dentists and take no account of part-time working. Some dentists work in more than one HA and are included each time in the individual HA figures but only once in the England total. Dentists working in more than one dental service are included each time.
Information on salaried dentists employed in community dental services and hospital dental services is available only for September 2000.
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Table 1: Number of salaried dentists in the salaried service of the general dental service, personal dental service, community and hospital dental services at September 2000—England Health authority Salaried service of GDS PDS salaried dentists Community and hospital salaried dentists1 Cambridge HA 10 0 5 Camden and Islington HA 1 0 12 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly HA 2 25 4 County Durham HA 0 0 1 Coventry HA 0 0 2 Croydon HA 0 0 2 Doncaster HA 0 0 1 Dorset HA 0 0 3 Dudley HA 0 0 1 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow HA 0 0 1 East Kent HA 1 0 3 East Lancashire HA 0 0 3 East London and The City HA 10 0 7 East Riding HA 2 2 3 East Surrey HA 6 0 — East Sussex, Brighton and Hove HA 0 0 4 Gateshead and South Tyneside HA 0 0 1 Gloucestershire HA 0 29 5 Herefordshire HA 3 0 1 Hertfordshire HA 0 0 3 Hillingdon HA 0 0 — Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire HA 0 7 4 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster HA 7 0 5 Kingston and Richmond HA 0 0 3 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham HA 0 0 18 Leeds HA 0 0 7 Leicestershire HA 0 0 4 Lincolnshire HA 5 0 3 Liverpool HA 0 0 10 Manchester HA 0 0 15 Merton. Sutton and Wandsworth HA 3 0 4 Morecambe Bay HA 1 0 2 Newcastle and North Tyneside HA 0 0 12 Norfolk HA 4 0 4 North and East Devon HA 2 0 2 North and Mid Hampshire HA 1 0 2 North Cheshire HA 0 0 3 North Cumbria HA 0 0 1 North Derbyshire HA 0 0 1 North Essex HA 0 0 3 North Nottingham HA 0 0 — North Staffordshire HA 2 0 1 North West Lancashire HA 1 0 3 North Yorkshire HA 0 0 5 Northamptonshire HA 0 0 2 Northumberland HA 0 0 — Nottingham HA 0 0 3 Oxfordshire HA 8 0 4 Redbridge and Waltham Forest HA 0 0 1 Rotherham HA 1 0 1 Salford and Trafford HA 0 0 2 Sandwell Ha 0 0 1 Sefton HA 0 0 2 Sheffield HA 0 0 9 Shropshire HA 0 7 2 Solihull HA 1 0 — Somerset HA 2 0 2 South and West Devon HA 15 0 5 South Cheshire HA 4 0 3 South Derbyshire HA 0 1 4 South Essex HA 0 0 2 South Humber HA 0 0 1 South Lancashire HA 2 3 1 South Staffordshire HA 0 0 2 Southampton and South West Hampshire HA 0 21 4 St. Helena and Knowsley HA 0 6 1 Stockport HA 0 0 1 Suffolk Ha 2 0 3 Sunderland HA 0 0 2 Tees HA 0 0 4
Table 1: Number of salaried dentists in the salaried service of the general dental service, personal dental service, community and hospital dental services at September 2000—England Health authority Salaried service of GDS PDS salaried dentists Community and hospital salaried dentists1 Wakefield HA 0 0 1 Walsall HA 0 0 1 Warwickshire HA 0 0 2 West Kent HA 3 0 5 West Pennine HA 0 0 2 West Surrey HA 3 0 5 West Sussex HA 0 12 3 Wigan and Bolton Ha 4 6 3 Wiltshire HA 4 6 3 Wirral HA 0 8 1 Wolverhampton HA 0 5 1 Worcestershire HA 0 17 1 Special Hospitals 0 0 3 England 132 175 353 1 England total for CDS and HDS salaried dentists counts dentists only once, in their main HA. 734W735W
Table 2: Number of salaried dentists in the salaried service of the general dental service, personal dental service, community and hospital dental services at September 2001—England Health authority Salaried service of GDS PDS salaried dentists Community and hospital salaried dentists1 Avon HA 0 10 n/a Barking and Havering HA 13 0 n/a Barnet, Enfield and Haringey HA 0 2 n/a Barnsley HA 0 0 n/a Bedfordshire HA 6 29 n/a Berkshire HA 0 0 n/a Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich HA 6 8 n/a Birmingham HA 0 39 n/a Bradford HA 0 0 n/a Brent and Harrow HA 0 0 n/a Buckinghamshire HA 1 27 n/a Bury and Rochdale HA 0 5 n/a Calderdale and Kirklees HA 0 0 n/a Cambridge HA 7 0 n/a Camden and Islington HA 1 0 n/a Cornwall and Isles of Scilly HA 2 32 n/a County Durham HA 0 0 n/a Coventry HA 0 0 n/a Croydon HA 0 0 n/a Doncaster HA 0 0 n/a Dorset HA 0 0 n/a Dudley HA 0 0 n/a Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow HA 0 0 n/a East Kent HA 0 0 n/a East Lancashire HA 0 3 n/a East London and The City HA 9 0 n/a East Riding HA 0 8 n/a East Surrey HA 0 0 n/a East Sussex, Brighton and Hove HA 0 1 n/a Gateshead and South Tyneside HA 0 0 n/a Gloucestershire HA 0 23 n/a Herefordshire HA 0 0 n/a Hertfordshire HA 0 0 n/a Hillingdon HA 2 0 n/a Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire HA 0 13 n/a Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster HA 8 0 n/a Kingston and Richmond HA 0 0 n/a Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham HA 0 0 n/a Leeds HA 0 0 n/a Leicestershire HA 0 3 n/a Lincolnshire HA 2 8 n/a Liverpool HA 0 7 n/a Manchester HA 0 1 n/a Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth HA 3 0 n/a Morecambe Bay HA 1 2 n/a Newcastle and North Tyneside HA 0 0 n/a
Table 2: Number of salaried dentists in the salaried service of the general dental service, personal dental service, community and hospital dental services at September 2001—England Health authority Salaried service of GDS PDS salaried dentists Community and hospital salaried dentists1 Norfolk HA 0 0 n/a North and East Devon HA 0 5 n/a North and Mid Hampshire HA 0 0 n/a North Cheshire HA 0 15 n/a North Cumbria HA 0 0 n/a North Derbyshire HA 0 0 n/a North Essex HA 0 0 n/a North Nottinghamshire HA 0 0 n/a North Staffordshire HA 0 19 n/a North West Lancashire HA 0 1 n/a North Yorkshire HA 0 7 n/a Northamptonshire HA 0 0 n/a Northumberland HA 0 0 n/a Nottingham HA 0 0 n/a Oxfordshire HA 0 17 n/a Redbridge and Waltham Forest HA 0 0 n/a Rotherham HA 1 0 n/a Salford and Trafford HA 0 2 n/a Sandwell Ha 0 3 n/a Sefton HA 0 0 n/a Sheffield HA 0 0 n/a Shropshire HA 0 6 n/a Solihull HA 0 11 n/a Somerset HA 1 8 n/a South and West Devon HA 14 12 n/a South Cheshire HA 0 7 n/a South Derbyshire HA 0 1 n/a South Essex HA 0 0 n/a South Humber HA 0 0 n/a South Lancashire HA 2 3 n/a South Staffordshire HA 0 13 n/a Southampton and South West Hampshire HA 0 20 n/a St. Helena and Knowsley HA 0 10 n/a Stockport HA 0 0 n/a Suffolk Ha 0 3 n/a Sunderland HA 0 0 n/a Tees HA 0 0 n/a Wakefield HA 0 0 n/a Walsall HA 0 4 n/a Warwickshire HA 0 6 n/a West Kent HA 2 0 n/a West Pennine HA 1 0 n/a West Surrey HA 0 44 n/a West Sussex HA 0 17 n/a Wigan and Bolton Ha 0 0 n/a Wiltshire HA 4 7 n/a Wirral HA 0 9 n/a Wolverhampton HA 0 6 n/a Worcestershire HA 0 21 n/a England 86 498 n/a 1 The number of salaried dentists in the CDS and HDS is not available centrally
§ David WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what central Government funding programmes will be available to support NHS dentistry after March 2002. [15309]
§ Ms BlearsAn estimated £1.1 billion will be spent on the general dental service and a further £57 million will be invested on personal dental service pilot schemes in the current financial year. Figures for future years are not yet available.
§ David WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what support his Department is giving to health authorities and individual practices to provide NHS dental services. [15306]
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§ Ms BlearsWe have invested almost £100 million extra over the last two years towards helping health authorities and individual practices provide NHS dental services.
In addition to this financial support the Government have made it easier for health authorities to influence dentistry provision in their area. Health authorities can now commission local spot contracts with dentists. Health authorities can also bid for Government money to support the establishment of personal dental service pilot schemes, which are an alternative way by which to provide NHS dentistry and allow for the creation of a service more tailored to the needs of local communities.