§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many finished consultant episodes there were for(a) paediatric and (b) adolescent obesity treatment in (i) England and (ii) each strategic health authority in each year since 1996. [156282]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe numbers of finished consultant episodes by age group in national healthservice hospitals in England, where the primary diagnosis is obesity, are shown in the table.
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§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dentists there were in each year since 1997 in(a) Lancashire and (b) Ribble Valley and Fulwood. [157093]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information in the table shows the number of National Health Service dentists on a head count basis for the four former health authorities in Lancashire and for East Lancashire Health Authority, which covers Ribble Valley and Fulwood. The figures are at September each year from 1997 to 2001 and for Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority for September 2002.
Information for September 2003 is not yet available.
Paediatrics (1–12 years)
Adolescents (13–19 years)
Other (neonates,
20 + years)
Grand total 1996–97 105 49 692 846 1997–98 118 55 654 827 1998–99 159 66 863 1,088 1999–2000 153 80 866 1,099 2000–01 173 77 962 1,212 2001–02 181 89 878 1,148 2002–03 239 202 1,001 1,442 Source Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.