§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists worked in the UK in 2001; and what was the comparable figure for 1997. [46180]
§ Ms BlearsThe number of NHS dentists working in the UK is shown in the table for 30 September in the years 1997 and 2001 for each NHS dental service.
These figures are on a headcount basis rather than whole time equivalent (wte) and take no account of part-time working. Dentists working in more than one dental service are included in each service apart from dentists working in both PDS and GDS who are counted in the GDS only.
Dentists working solely in private dentistry are not covered in these figures.
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Number of dentists working at 30 September in 1997 and 2001 United Kingdom 30 September General Dental Service1 Salaried service of GDS Personal Dental Service2 Community Dental Service Hospital Dental Service Total 1997 220 20,270 1,850 2,772 25,114 2001 130 467 22,220 1,8323 2,7833 27,432 Notes:
1. The General Dental Service (GDS) cover principals on a HA list, assistants and vocational dental practitioners.
2. The Personal Dental Service (PDS) began in October 1998. The data covers dentists working in the PDS who are not working in the GDS.
3. For Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, September 2000 figures are used.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists in each health authority are practising in the NHS. [46179]
§ Ms BlearsThe number of NHS dentists working in England at 30 September 2001 is shown in the table for each Health Authority for each NHS dental service.
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Number of dentists working in the NHS by Health Authority at 30 September 2001 England Health Authority General Dental Service1 Salaried service of GDS Personal Dental Service dentists2 Community Dental Service dentists3 Hospital Dental Service dentists3 Total3,4 England 18,354 86 467 1,348 2,184 22,439 Avon 441 0 8 40 70 560 Barking & Havering 131 13 0 10 10 160 Barnet, Enfield & Haringey 377 0 1 20 20 420 Barnsley 66 0 1 0 10 70 Bedfordshire 189 6 19 30 20 260 Berkshire 313 0 0 30 20 360 Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich 294 6 5 30 10 340 Birmingham 320 0 24 30 150 520 Bradford 144 0 0 20 20 190 Brent & Harrow 221 0 0 20 20 250 Buckinghamshire 294 1 24 30 10 360 Bury & Rochdale 120 0 5 10 10 150 Calderdale & Kirklees 199 0 0 20 20 230 Cambridgeshire 248 7 4 20 30 310 Camden & Islington 225 1 1 20 110 360 Cornwall & Isles of Scilly 178 2 29 40 10 260 County Durham & Darlington 167 0 0 10 0 180 Coventry 94 0 0 10 20 120 Croydon 151 0 0 10 20 180 Doncaster 99 0 0 0 10 110 Dorset 279 0 0 10 30 310 Dudley 91 0 0 10 10 110 Ealing, Hammersmith & Hounslow 352 0 6 0 20 380 East Kent 210 0 5 10 20 250 East Lancashire 165 0 3 20 20 210 East London & The City 204 9 1 30 70 320 East Riding & Hull 155 0 7 20 30 210 East Surrey 199 0 0 10 0 210 East Sussex, Brighton & Hove 324 0 1 20 30 370 Gateshead & South Tyneside 125 0 0 10 0 140 Gloucestershire 225 0 13 30 20 290 Herefordshire 74 0 9 10 0 100 Hertfordshire 512 0 0 20 10 550 Hillingdon 104 2 0 0 0 110 Isle of Wight, Portsmouth & SE Hampshire 238 0 11 30 30 310 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster 217 8 0 40 10 280 Kingston & Richmond 159 0 0 10 30 190 Lambeth, Southwark & Lewisham 272 0 27 20 170 490 Leeds 284 0 0 10 70 360 Leicestershire 282 0 1 20 30 330 Lincolnshire 157 2 4 10 20 200 Liverpool 154 0 11 30 60 250 Manchester 171 0 2 20 130 330 Merton, Sutton & Wandsworth 298 3 0 30 20 350 Morecambe Bay 117 1 1 10 10 140 Newcastle & North Tyneside 170 0 0 0 110 290 Norfolk 284 0 4 20 40 340 North & East Devon 204 0 5 10 20 230 North & Mid Hampshire 206 0 0 10 20 230 North Cheshire 95 0 7 20 10 130 North Cumbria 107 0 1 10 10 130 North Derbyshire 117 0 5 10 10 140 These figures are on a headcount basis rather than whole time equivalent (wte) and take no account of part-time working. Dentists working in more than one dental service are included in each service apart from dentists working in both PDS and GDS who are counted in the GDS only.
Dentists working solely in private dentistry are not covered in these figures.
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Number of dentists working in the NHS by Health Authority at 30 September 2001 England Health Authority General Dental Service1 Salaried service of GDS Personal Dental Service dentists2 Community Dental Service dentists3 Hospital Dental Service dentists3 Total3,4 North Essex 319 0 0 10 30 360 North Nottinghamshire 120 0 0 0 10 130 North Staffordshire 126 0 15 0 0 140 North West Lancashire 172 0 1 10 20 200 North Yorkshire 304 0 4 30 40 380 Northamptonshire 171 0 0 10 20 200 Northumberland 101 0 0 0 0 110 Nottingham 225 0 0 10 20 250 Oxfordshire 257 0 13 20 30 320 Redbridge & Waltham Forest 185 0 0 10 10 200 Rotherham 76 1 0 10 10 90 Salford & Trafford 158 0 3 10 10 180 Sandwell 93 0 2 20 0 110 Sefton 96 0 5 0 30 130 Sheffield 199 0 0 10 70 290 Shropshire 143 0 4 20 10 180 Solihull 68 0 5 10 0 80 Somerset 176 1 7 10 20 210 South & West Devon 254 14 10 20 40 340 South Cheshire 256 0 22 20 20 310 South Derbyshire 180 0 5 20 20 220 South Essex 247 0 0 10 20 270 South Humber 81 0 0 10 10 100 South Lancashire 97 2 2 20 0 120 South Staffordshire 178 0 11 10 10 220 Southampton & South West Hampshire 200 0 19 40 20 280 St Helens & Knowsley 104 0 8 10 10 130 Stockport 119 0 0 10 10 130 Suffolk 228 0 3 0 20 260 Sunderland 95 0 0 10 20 120 Tees 208 0 0 10 30 250 Wakefield 108 0 0 10 10 120 Walsall 57 0 3 10 0 70 Warwickshire 170 0 6 20 10 200 West Kent 367 2 0 30 30 420 West Pennine 151 1 0 10 10 170 West Surrey 307 0 32 30 30 400 West Sussex 349 0 11 0 30 390 Wigan & Bolton 182 0 0 10 10 210 Wiltshire 215 4 6 30 20 280 Wirral 136 0 8 10 10 160 Wolverhampton 71 0 5 10 10 90 Worcestershire 183 0 12 20 10 230 Notes:
1. The General Dental Service (GDS) figures cover principals on a HA list, assistants and vocational dental practitioners.
2. The Personal Dental Service (PDS) covers dentists working in the PDS who are not working in the GDS.
3. Figures by Health Authority are rounded to the nearest 10.