§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of people in(a) England and (b) each health authority were registered with an NHS dentist in (i) each year since 1997, (ii) 1979 and (iii) 1992. [40409]
§ Ms BlearsArrangements are now in place to ensure that patients can gain access to NHS services simply by calling NHS Direct. This means that even if a patient chooses not to register with a dentist it will still be possible for that patient to access all forms of dentistry that are provided by the NHS.
The percentage of people registered with a general dental service (GDS) dentist per head of population by family health service authority is shown in table 1 for England at 30 September 1992.
The percentage of people registered with a GDS dentist per head of population by health authority is shown in table 2 for England at 30 September for each year since 1997.
Registrations were first introduced in October 1990, and therefore figures for 1979 are not available. From September 1996, the registration period was changed from 24 months to 15 months for adults, and from 12 months to 15 months for children. As a result of this, data held on registration numbers after 1997 is not comparable to earlier years. The data may also be affected by gradual improvements in the methods used for the removal of duplicate registration records, which were first employed by the dental practice board in 1993.
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Table 1: general dental service: number of patients registered as a percentage of the population by family health service authority at 30 September 1992 Family health service authority Percentage England 59 Avon Health 66 Barking and Havering 51 Barnet 44 Barnsley 54 Bedfordshire 49 Berkshire Health Commission 56 Birmingham 60 Bolton 58 Bradford 59 Brent and Harrow 56 Bromley 42 Buckinghamshire 58 Bury 59 Calderdale 66 Cambridgeshire 60 Camden and Islington 59 Cheshire 65 City and East London 48 Cleveland 64 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 64 County Durham Health Commission 57 Coventry 63 Croydon Health 60 Cumbria 60 Derbyshire 56 Devon 66 Doncaster 63
Table 1: general dental service: number of patients registered as a percentage of the population by family health service authority at 30 September 1992 Family health service authority Percentage Dorset Health Commission 67 Dudley 56 Haling, Hammersmith and Hounslow 55 East Sussex 64 Enfield and Haringey 53 Essex 55 Gateshead 55 Gloucestershire 67 Greenwich and Bexley Heath 56 Hereford and Worcester 61 Hertfordshire 63 Hillingdon 58 Humberside 57 Isle of Wight Health Commission 63 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 47 Kent 56 Kingston and Richmond 46 Kirklees 60 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Health Commission 58 Lancashire 60 Leeds 63 Leicestershire 60 Lincolnshire 61 Liverpool 59 Manchester Health Commission 67 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 53 Hampshire 63 Newcastle upon Tyne 56 Norfolk 63 North Tyneside 62 North Yorkshire 64 Northumberland 53 Northamptonshire 57 Nottinghamshire 61 Oldham 59 302W
Table 2: general dental service: number of patients registered as a percentage of the population by health authority at 30 September for the years 1997 to 2001 Percentage Health authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 England 54 47 47 47 47 Avon 59 52 51 50 50 Barking and Havering 50 41 41 42 42 Barnet, Enfield and Haringey 47 39 37 37 39 Barnsley 58 52 52 53 53 Bedfordshire 46 39 40 40 40 Berkshire 45 38 39 38 35 Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 45 39 38 38 38 Birmingham 57 50 49 48 47 Bradford 56 49 49 49 49 Brent and Harrow 57 45 46 46 46 Buckinghamshire 43 38 37 37 37 Bury and Rochdale 58 50 49 49 49 Calderdale and Kirklees 62 56 54 55 55 Cambridge and Huntingdon1 50 43 — — — Cambridgeshire1 — — 44 44 45 Camden and Islington 58 46 44 44 43 Cornwall and Isles Of Scilly 53 45 43 42 43 County Durham 56 50 50 51 50 Coventry 58 49 49 48 49 Croydon 54 44 43 43 42 Doncaster 65 59 56 58 58 Dorset 59 54 54 54 53 Dudley 52 47 47 47 47 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 53 43 40 41 42 East Kent 48 43 42 43 43 East Lancashire 57 50 50 49 45 East London and The City 44 34 33 33 32
Table 1: general dental service: number of patients registered as a percentage of the population by family health service authority at 30 September 1992 Family health service authority Percentage Oxfordshire 55 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 55 Rochdale 60 Rotherham 54 Salford 63 Sandwell 56 Sefton 64 Sheffield 61 Shropshire 66 Solihull Health 54 Somerset 67 South of Tyne Health Commission 56 St. Helens and Knowsley 61 Staffordshire 57 Stockport Health Commission 69 Suffolk 65 Sunderland Health Commission 55 Surrey 59 Tameside 59 Trafford 74 Wakefield 59 Walsall 51 Warwickshire 59 West Sussex 66 Wigan 62 Wiltshire 58 Wirral 64 Wolverhampton Health Executive 54 Notes:
1. Based on the number of registrations at 30 September 1992.
2. ONS mid year population estimates for 1992 are used to calculate the percentage of patients registered.
3. Registration rates reflect a 24 month registration period for adults whereas children's registrations lapsed at the end of the following calendar year. The basis of the later figures in table 2 are for a 15 month registration period for both adults and children.
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Table 2: general dental service: number of patients registered as a percentage of the population by health authority at 30 September for the years 1997 to 2001 Percentage Health authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 East Norfolk1 57 52 — — — East Riding 51 46 46 47 47 East Surrey 49 43 39 41 40 East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 56 49 47 48 47 Gateshead and South Tyneside 60 53 54 54 55 Gloucestershire 44 38 38 38 36 Herefordshire 64 54 55 53 51 Hertfordshire 59 51 51 51 51 Hillingdon 57 48 47 46 45 Isle Of Wight, Portsmouth and South-east Hampshire 51 46 45 44 44 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 40 31 31 29 28 Kingston and Richmond 43 36 35 34 32 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 54 44 40 40 40 Leeds 57 52 52 52 51 Leicestershire 56 50 49 48 50 Lincolnshire 57 51 51 52 53 Liverpool 60 51 50 51 50 Manchester 62 51 52 51 50 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 50 41 39 41 41 Morecambe Bay 55 49 49 50 51 Newcastle and North Tyneside 59 51 53 53 52 Norfolk1 — — 49 50 51 North and East Devon 54 48 50 53 53 North and Mid Hampshire 52 45 43 45 45 North Cheshire 60 51 51 51 51 North Cumbria 52 48 50 51 52 North Derbyshire 50 45 45 45 45 North Essex 54 48 49 50 49 North Nottinghamshire 60 56 57 58 59 North Staffordshire 47 41 42 43 43 North West Anglia1 46 42 — — — North West Lancashire 60 54 55 54 52 North Yorkshire 58 53 52 53 53 Northumberland 56 51 51 52 53 Northamptonshire 58 49 52 53 53 Nottingham 62 56 54 56 55 Oxfordshire 39 34 34 37 38 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 54 46 45 47 46 Rotherham 56 50 49 51 51 Salford and Trafford 63 54 53 53 51 Sandwell 53 49 50 51 52 Sefton 65 60 59 56 55 Sheffield 62 56 56 57 56 Shropshire 51 44 43 43 41 Solihull 46 36 39 40 40 Somerset 60 53 51 53 51 South and West Devon 55 48 46 47 49 South Cheshire 60 48 49 50 51 South Derbyshire 51 48 47 49 48 South Essex 48 43 45 46 46 South Humber 56 51 52 53 53 South Lancashire 48 43 44 45 46 South Staffordshire 54 48 47 46 45 Southampton and South-west Hampshire 59 53 51 49 49 St. Helens and Knowsley 60 52 52 49 49 Stockport 66 60 60 60 59 Suffolk 60 54 55 55 55 Sunderland 58 50 51 51 52 Tees 67 59 59 60 60 Wakefield 64 56 55 55 54 Walsall 49 44 44 45 44 Warwickshire 53 46 43 43 45 West Kent 45 41 41 41 43 West Pennine 60 52 53 53 52 West Surrey 49 44 43 42 42 West Sussex 55 48 48 47 48 Wigan and Bolton 61 56 55 55 54 Wiltshire 48 40 43 44 44
Table 2: general dental service: number of patients registered as a percentage of the population by health authority at 30 September for the years 1997 to 2001 Percentage Health authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Wirral 64 59 59 58 58 Wolverhampton 55 48 49 50 49 Worcestershire 56 50 49 49 49 1 Three health authorities Cambridge and Huntingdon, East Norfolk and North West Anglia were replaced by two health authorities Cambridge and Norfolk in April 1999. Notes:
1. Based on the number of registrations at 30 September each year.
2. ONS mid year population estimates for 1997 to 2000 are used to calculate percentage of patients registered.
3. Registration rates reflect a 15 month registration period.