§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists, broken down by health authority, have taken NHS patients in(a) 1979, (b) 1992, (c) 1997 and (d) 2001 or the most recent available date. [36390]
§ Ms BlearsTable 1 shows the number of General Dental Service (GDS) dentists on the dental list in each family health service authority (FHSA) at the end of(a) September 1979 and (b) September 1992.
In April 1996, FHSA's were replaced by health authorities.
Table 2 shows the number of GDS dentists on the dental list of each HA at the end of (c) September 1997 and (d) September 2001.
Dentists working in more than one FHSA or HA are counted only once in their main health authority.
GDS dentists cover principals and their assistants and vocational dental practitioners.
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Table 1: general dental service: number of dentists by family health service authority at 30 September 1979 and 1992, England FHSA 1979 1992 England 12,146 15,411 Avon 309 360 Barking and Havering 90 99 Barnet 143 139 Barnsley 40 62 Bedfordshire 90 140 Berkshire 184 251 Birmingham 257 300 Bolton 53 74 Bradford 115 144 Brent and Harrow 178 192 Bromley 109 123 Buckinghamshire 146 243 Bury 43 55 Calderdale 39 56 Cambridgeshire 118 179 Camden and Islington 185 175 Cheshire 241 331 City and East London 149 175 Cleveland 93 166 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 114 141 Coventry 73 82 Croydon 135 125 Cumbria 111 143 Derbyshire 164 257 Devon 295 366 Doncaster 46 85 Dorset 183 229
Table 1: general dental service: number of dentists by family health service authority at 30 September 1979 and 1992, England FHSA 1979 1992 Dudley 55 74 Durham 95 142 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 254 259 East Sussex 219 273 Enfield and Haringey 150 168 Essex 319 438 Gateshead 37 64 Gloucestershire 145 204 Greenwich and Bexley 110 150 Hampshire 398 512 Hereford and Worcester 143 207 Hertfordshire 307 381 Hillingdon 69 80 Humberside 132 205 Isle of Wight 30 46 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminister 345 209 Kent 376 495 Kingston and Richmond 114 128 Kirklees 70 116 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 236 268 Lancashire 284 421 Leeds 213 258 Leicestershire 169 238 Lincolnshire 95 123 Liverpool 123 146 Manchester 136 177 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 202 246 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 84 96 Norfolk 154 223 North Tyneside 50 59 North Yorkshire 186 235 Northamptonshire 102 140 Northumberland 56 83 Nottinghamshire 200 272 Oldham 42 69 Oxfordshire 144 191 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 133 147 Rochdale 45 57 Rotherham 46 62 Salford 49 62 Salop 96 123 Sandwell 63 71 Sefton 77 90 Sheffield 131 165 Solihull 42 53 Somerset 123 149 South Tyneside 22 45 St. Helens and Knowsley 75 89 Staffordshire 180 237 Stockport 91 107 Suffolk 151 196 Sunderland 47 70 Surrey 380 455 Tameside 46 66 Trafford 62 85 Wakefield 59 87 Walsall 44 59 Warwickshire 99 131 West Sussex 227 283 Wigan 55 85 Wiltshire 117 173 Wirral 89 112 Wolverhampton 50 64 Note:
Some dentists have contracts in more than one family health service authority. These dentists have been counted only once, in the HA in which they hold their main contract.
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Table 2: General dental service: number of dentists by health authority at 30 September 1997 and 2001 England Health Authority 1997 2001 England 16,728 18,354 Avon 397 441 Barking and Havering 109 131 Barnet Enfield and Haringey 340 377 Barnsley 63 66 Bedfordshire 152 189 Berkshire 281 313 Bexley Bromley and Greenwich 273 294 Birmingham 314 320 Bradford 153 144 Brent and Harrow 188 221 Buckinghamshire 262 294 Bury and Rochdale 128 120 Calderdale and Kirklees 186 199 Cambridge1 — 248 Cambridge and Huntingdon1 132 — Camden and Islington 203 225 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 153 178 County Durham 153 167 Coventry 82 94 Croydon 148 151 Doncaster 93 99 Dorset 244 279 Dudley 82 91 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 333 352 East Kent 188 210 East Lancashire 159 165 East London and The City 186 204 East Norfolk1 222 — East Riding 140 155 East Surrey 190 199 East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 294 324 Gateshead and South Tyneside 121 125 Gloucestershire 206 225 Herefordshire 65 74 Hertfordshire 421 512 Hillingdon 91 104 Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South-east Hampshire 202 238 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 216 217 Kingston and Richmond 146 159 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 276 272 Leeds 258 284 Leicestershire 263 282 Lincolnshire 135 157 Liverpool 157 154 Manchester 167 171 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 260 298 Morecambe Bay 105 117 Newcastle and North Tyneside 163 170 Norfolk1 — 284 North and East Devon 175 204 North and Mid Hampshire 181 206 North Cheshire 89 95 North Cumbria 104 107 North Derbyshire 98 117 North Essex 285 319 North Nottinghamshire 103 120 North Staffordshire 108 126 North West Anglia1 111 — North West Lancashire 162 172 North Yorkshire 267 304 Northamptonshire 159 171 Northumberland 100 101 Nottingham 212 225 Oxfordshire 201 257 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 163 185 Rotherham 67 76 Salford and Trafford 151 158 Sandwell 92 93 Sefton 96 96 Sheffield 189 199 Shropshire 130 143 Solihull 54 68 Somerset 163 176 South and West Devon 216 254 South Cheshire 260 256
Table 2: General dental service: number of dentists by health authority at 30 September 1997 and 2001 England Health Authority 1997 2001 South Derbyshire 166 180 South Essex 212 247 South Humber 74 81 South Lancashire 87 97 South Staffordshire 154 178 Southampton and South West Hampshire 186 200 St. Helens and Knowsley 94 104 Stockport 113 119 Suffolk 206 228 Sunderland 77 95 Tees 188 208 Wakefield 90 108 Walsall 57 57 Warwickshire 146 170 West Kent 378 367 West Pennine 147 151 West Surrey 271 307 West Sussex 300 349 Wigan and Bolton 172 182 Wiltshire 190 215 Wirral 135 136 Wolverhampton 69 71 Worcestershire 180 183 1 Three HAs: Cambridge and Huntingdon, East Norfolk and North-west Anglia were replaced by two HAs: Cambridge and Norfolk in April 2000 Note:
Some dentists have contracts in more than one health authority. These dentists have been counted only once, in the HA in which they hold their main contract
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding streams are available to help set up new NHS dental practices; and if he will make a statement [36397]
§ Ms BlearsAll health authorities have in place dentistry action plans aimed at meeting the Government's dental access pledge. These action plans identify local issues and develop solutions. Over the last two financial years the Government have allocated £10 million from the Dental Care Development Fund and the Dentistry Action Plan Fund to support local plans to improve access. This money enables health authorities to assist dentists seeking to set up new practices and to expand and modernise existing ones. For the future dentistry will be included in the local improvement finance trust scheme. This will provide locally focused support for the establishment of new national health service practice facilities.