§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dental practices in East Lancashire have(a) wholly private, (b) wholly NHS and (c) mixed lists. [188568]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe Department does not collect information on dentists with wholly private lists, nor on the private work of dental practices doing national health service work.
The number of general dental service (CDS) and persona; dental service (PDS) practices in the East Lancashire area is shown in the table.
Primary care trust Number of CDS and PDS dental practices
Blackburn with Drawen 25 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale 44