§ Mr. PopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists in the Hyndburn constituency(a) offer NHS treatment and (b) have vacancies for NHS patients. [140937]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is shown in the tables.
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Number of General Dental Service (GDS) dentists in Hyndburn and Kibble Valley Primary Care Trust—30 September 2003 Number Total 44 Principals 43 Assistants 1 VDPS — Source:
Dental Practice Board.
Number of General Dental Service dentists in Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust registering charge exempt adults, charge paying adults and children under 18 years for NHS treatment—4 December 2003 Number Registering charge paying adults for NHS treatment 4 Registering charge exempt adults for NHS treatment 4 Registering children under 18 years for NHS treatment 7 Note:
This data has been extracted from the www.nhs.uk website. The information on this site is provided by primary care trusts' webmasters and is used by NHS Direct to advise patients on the availability of dental services in their area.
Source:
www.nhs.uk.