§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many orthodontists there were in England(a) at the latest available date and (b) in March 1997, broken down by each health authority area. [24712]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 8 January 2002]: The information requested is shown in the table.
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Hospital dental consultants within the orthodontics specialty by health authority1—at 30 September 2000 Number 1997 2000 England 150 160 Avon HA 10 10 Barking and Havering HA 0 0 Barnet HA — 0 Barnsley HA — — Bedfordshire HA 0 0 Berkshire HA 0 0 Bexley and Greenwich HA — 0 Birmingham HA 10 10 Bradford HA 0 0 Brent and Harrow HA 0 — Bromley HA 0 — Buckinghamshire HA 0 0 Bury and Rochdale HA — — Calderdale and Kirklees HA 0 0 Cambridge HA 0 0 Camden and Islington HA 10 10 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly HA 0 0 County Durham HA — — Coventry HA 0 — 266W
Hospital dental consultants within the orthodontics specialty by health authority1—at 30 September 2000 Number 1997 2000 Croydon HA 0 0 Doncaster HA 0 0 Dorset HA 0 0 Dudley HA 0 0 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow HA 0 0 East and North Hertfordshire HA 0 — East Kent HA 0 0 East Lancashire HA 0 0 East London and The City HA 0 0 East Riding HA 0 0 East Sussex, Brighton and Hove HA 0 0 Enfield and Haringey HA 0 — Gateshead and South Tyneside HA — — Gloucestershire HA — — Herefordshire HA — 0 Hillingdon HA — 0 Isle of White HA — — Kingston and Richmond HA 0 0 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham HA 10 20 Leeds HA 10 0 Leicestershire HA 0 0 Lincolnshire HA 0 0 Liverpool HA 0 0 Manchester HA 0 0 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth HA 0 0 Morecambe Bay HA 0 — Newcastle and North Tyneside HA — 0 Norfolk HA 0 0 North and East Devon HA — 0 North and Mid Hampshire HA 0 0 North Cheshire HA 0 0 North Cumbria HA 0 0 North Derbyshire HA 0 0 North Essex HA 0 0 North Nottinghamshire HA — — North Staffordshire HA 0 0 North West Lancashire HA 0 — North Yorkshire HA 0 0 Northamptonshire HA 0 0 Nottingham HA 0 0 Oxfordshire HA 0 0 Portsmouth and South East Hampshire HA 0 0 Redbridge and Waltham Forest HA 0 0 Rotherham HA 0 0 Salford and Trafford HA 0 0 Sefton HA 0 0 Sheffield HA 0 0 Shropshire HA 0 0 Somerset HA 0 0 South and West Devon HA 0 0 South Cheshire HA 0 0 South Derbyshire HA 0 0 South Essex HA 0 0 South Humber HA 0 0 South Lancashire HA 0 — South Staffordshire HA 0 0 Southampton and South West Hampshire HA 0 0 St. Helens and Knowsley HA 0 0 Stockport HA 0 0 Suffolk HA 0 0 Sunderland HA 0 0 Tees HA 0 0 Wakefield HA 0 0 Walsall HA 0 0 Warwickshire HA 0 0 West Hertfordshire HA 0 0 West Kent HA 0 0 West Pennine HA 0 — West Surrey HA 0 0 West Sussex HA 0 0
Hospital dental consultants within the orthodontics specialty by health authority1—at 30 September 2000 Number 1997 2000 Wigan and Bolton HA 0 0 Wiltshire HA 0 0 Wirral HA 0 0 Wolverhampton HA 0 0 Worcestershire HA 0 0 1 Where HAs are shown, staff holding appointments in more than one HA are included in each HA. The sum of HA totals therefore differs slightly from the England total and a direct comparison between England totals and HA totals is not advised. Notes:
- 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
- 2. '—' denotes zero.
- 3. '0' denotes less than five.
Source:
Department of Health 2000 medical and dental work force census.
The information relates to hospital-based consultants within orthodontics.
Data showing the number of principal dentists within the General Dental Service, who have submitted one hundred or more orthodontic claims in a year are in the following table.
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General Dental Service: Total number of orthodontists1—England Health authority 1996–97 2000–01 Avon 19 29 Barking and Havering 6 8 Barnet 8 20 Barnsley 0 0 Bedfordshire 4 3 Berkshire 18 17 Bexley and Greenwich 8 8 Birmingham 12 17 Bradford 1 3 Brent and Harrow 10 5 Bromley 5 7 Buckinghamshire 5 10 Bury and Rochdale 8 13 Calderdale and Kirklees 7 8 Cambridge and Huntingdon2 9 — Cambridge2 — 16 Camden and Islington 4 7 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 4 9 County Durham 3 3 Coventry 2 3 Croydon 9 13 Doncaster 5 8 Dorset 6 8 Dudley 4 10 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 8 13 East and North Hertfordshire 10 15 East Kent 9 12 East Lancashire 8 12 East London and The City 6 13 East Norfolk2 16 — East Riding 6 14 East Surrey 13 14 East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 12 9 Enfield and Haringey 9 10 Gateshead and South Tyneside 3 1 Gloucestershire 10 17 Herefordshire 2 3 Hillingdon 5 7 Isle of Wight 3 2 Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster 1 8 Kingston and Richmond 8 8 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 4 7 268W
General Dental Service: Total number of orthodontists1—England Health authority 1996–97 2000–01 Leeds 6 7 Leicestershire 13 21 Lincolnshire 7 10 Liverpool 7 7 Manchester 6 6 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 8 11 Morecambe Bay 3 3 Newcastle and North Tyneside 4 5 Norfolk2 — 14 North and East Devon 9 12 North and Mid Hampshire 7 7 North Cheshire 3 4 North Cumbria 3 2 North Derbyshire 9 15 North Essex 21 25 North Nottinghamshire 8 11 North Staffordshire 10 7 North West Anglia2 3 — North West Lancashire 11 8 North Yorkshire 17 17 Northamptonshire 8 12 Northumberland 3 1 Nottingham 7 9 Oxfordshire 6 12 Portsmouth and SE Hampshire 7 4 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 9 10 Rotherham 2 3 Salford and Trafford 12 14 Sandwell 2 6 Sefton 2 2 Sheffield 12 12 Shropshire 6 7 Solihull 2 3 Somerset 6 8 South and West Devon 9 10 South Cheshire 16 16 South Derbyshire 7 13 South Essex 10 12 South Humber 3 5 South Lancashire 6 8 South Staffordshire 5 6 Southampton and SW Hampshire 7 8 St. Helens and Knowsley 2 4 Stockport 5 3 Suffolk 15 20 Sunderland 2 3 Tees 4 5 Wakefield 3 2 Walsall 2 3 Warwickshire 2 5 West Hertfordshire 9 15 West Kent 12 19 West Pennine 11 10 West Surrey 13 15 West Sussex 20 26 Wigan and Bolton 16 18 Wiltshire 9 15 Wirral 5 7 Wolverhampton 4 6 Worcestershire 13 12 England3 739 951 England4 679 869 1 An orthodontist is defined as a principal densist who submitted 100 or more orthodontic claims in a year. 2 In April 1999 Cambridge and huntingdon, East Norfolk and North West Anglia HAs combined to form two HAs; Cambridge HA and Norfolk HA. 3 Dentists are counted for each health authority in which they practice. 4 Dentists are counted only once. Dentists carrying out orthodontic treatment in the General Dental Service may also be carrying out orthodontic treatment for the Hospital Dental Service; therefore some dentists may have been included in both tables.