§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of(a) general practitioners and (b) dentists were located (i) within five, (ii) five to 10, (iii) 10 to 15 and (iv) more than 15 kilometres from settlements with under 3,000 people in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. [46507]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 15 April 2002]: Table A shows the estimated percentage of general practitioners in England who were located within (i) five, (ii) five to 10, (iii) 10 to 15 and (iv) more than 15 kilometres from settlements with under 3,000 people, at September for 1999, 2000 and 2001. Table B shows the equivalent data for dentists.
Table A: Estimate of the percentage of Unrestricted Principals and Equivalent (UPEs) within certain distances from settlements with
under 3,000 people at September for each of the years 1999, 2000
and 2001 in England
Percentage Distance from settlement 1999 2000 2001 Less than 5 km 88 88 88 5 km to 10 km 7 7 7 10 km to 15 km 5 4 4 Greater than 15 km 0 0 0 Note:
Data as at 1 October 1999 and 30 September 2000 and 2001.
Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.
Table B: General Dental Service—estimated percentage of principal dentists1 within certain distances from settlements with
under 3,000 people at September for each of the years 1999,
2000 and 2001
Percentage Distance from settlement 1999 2000 2001 Less than 5 km 85 86 86 5 km to 10 km 9 8 8 10 km to 15 km 6 6 6 Greater than 15 km 3— 3— 3— 1 Dentists are General Dental Service principals on health authority lists. They are counted at every location where they practice Assistants and vocational dental practitioners are excluded 2 Dentists who had a payment claim processed in September. 3 Less than 1 per cent.