§ Mrs. HumbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average distance people living in the Blackpool, North and Fleetwood constituency need to travel to access an NHS dentist. [157912]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe average direct distance from postcodes in Blackpool, North and Fleetwood to the nearest dentist is 0.46 miles.
§ Mr. Denis MurphyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dental practices provide NHS treatment in(a) Northumberland and (b) Wansbeck constituency; and where they are. [159583]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson51 dental practices were providing national health service treatment in Northumberland Care Trust, which includes the Wansbeck constituency, as reported at 31 August 2003 by the Dental Practice Board. This covers general dental service (GDS), emergency dental service and the salaried service of the GDS.
The number of dental practices by constituency is not available.
The addresses of dental practices can be found by accessing the www.nhs.uk website.