§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many NHS dental practices there were in(a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne & Wear, (d) the North East and (e) the UK (i) in 1980, (ii) in 1990, (iii) in 2000 and (iv) on the latest dates for which figures are available. [128889]
General Dental Service: Number of Ental Practices August each year 1991 1995 19961 2000 2002 20032 England 8,390 8,269 8,298 8,474 8,497 8,596 Northern Region 1,136 1,099 — — — — Gateshead 36 35 — — — — Newcastle 68 61 — — — — North Tyneside 33 30 — — — — South Tyneside 23 22 — — — — Sunderland 35 33 — — — — Northern and Yorkshire Region — — 2,201 2,176 2,149 — Gateshead and South Tyneside HA — — 58 58 57 — Newcastle and North Tyneside HA — — 89 95 93 — Sunderland HA — — 33 32 33 — Northumberland, Tyne and Wear SHA — — — — — 230 Gateshead PCT — — — — — 32 Newcastle PCT — — — — — 61 North Tyneside PCT — — — — — 28 South Tyneside PCT — — — — — 23 Sunderland Teaching PCT — — — — — 36 Jarrow Constituency3 124 11 12 12 12 11 1Following the move from Family Health Service Authority (FHSAs) to Health Authority (HAs) in 1996, results are available by HA rather than by FHSA. 2 Following the move from Health Authority (HAs) to Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in 2001, results are available by Stategic Health Authority (SHA) and PCT rather than by region and HA. 3 Constituency defined by current boundaries 4 1990 figure. Source:
Dental Practice Board