House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 4 Jul 2002 (pt 31)

NHS Dentistry

Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS (General Dentist Services) dentists there were per 100,000 population in (a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each health authority in each year since 1997. [64536]

Mr. Hutton: The total number of general dental service (GDS) dentists per 100,000 population in (a) England, (b) each national health service region and (c) each health authority is shown in the table at 30 September for the years 1997 to 2001.

The total number of GDS dentists covers principals on a health authority list, their assistants and vocational dental practitioners.

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General dental service: number of dentists⁽²⁴⁾ working the GDS per 100,000 population⁽²⁵⁾ by health authority at 30 September 1997 to 2001

Health authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

England 34 35 36 36 37

Northern and Yorkshire 32 32 33 33 34

Bradford 32 32 30 30 30

Calderdale and Kirklees 32 32 32 33 34

County Durham and Darlington 25 27 28 28 28

East Riding and Hull 24 24 25 27 27

Gateshead and South Tyneside 34 36 36 36 36

Leeds 35 38 37 36 39

Newcastle and North Tyneside 34 36 37 36 37

North Cumbria 33 33 33 33 34

North Yorkshire 36 37 38 39 40

Northumberland 32 33 34 33 33

Sunderland 26 27 28 31 33

Tees 34 33 35 35 37

Wakefield 28 29 28 31 34

Trent 29 29 30 31 31

Barnsley 28 28 29 28 29

Doncaster 32 30 30 34 34

Leicester 28 29 30 30 30

Lincolnshire 22 23 24 25 25

North Derbyshire 26 28 28 30 31

North Nottinghamshire 26 29 30 31 31

Nottingham 33 34 36 35 35

Rotherham 26 28 29 30 30

Sheffield 36 34 36 36 38

Southern Derbyshire 29 31 31 32 31

South Humber 24 25 26 26 26

West Midlands 29 29 30 31 31

Birmingham 31 31 32 32 32

Coventry 27 31 31 31 31

Dudley 26 27 28 29 29

Herefordshire 39 41 43 45 44

North Staffordshire 23 24 26 27 27

Sandwell 32 31 31 33 32

Shropshire 31 32 31 34 33

Solihull 26 29 30 28 33

South Staffordshire 26 28 27 29 30

Walsall 22 23 24 23 22

Warwickshire 29 29 30 33 33

Wolverhampton 28 25 27 29 30

Worcestershire 34 33 35 33 34

North West 34 35 35 34 35

Bury and Rochdale 33 32 32 30 30

East Lancashire 31 32 32 32 32

Liverpool 34 33 33 33 34

Manchester 39 42 44 39 39

Morecambe Bay 34 36 37 36 37

North Cheshire 29 27 31 31 30

North West Lancashire 35 35 37 35 37

Salford and Trafford 34 34 34 35 36

Sefton 33 35 35 35 34

South Cheshire 39 41 37 38 38

South Lancashire 28 31 31 31 31

St. Helens and Knowsley 28 32 31 31 31

Stockport 39 38 37 39 41

West Pennine 31 31 31 33 32

Wigan and Bolton 30 30 31 32 31

Wirral 41 41 42 42 42

Eastern 33 34 35 36 37

Bedfordshire 28 30 32 33 33

Cambridgeshire⁽²⁶⁾ — — 31 32 34

Cambridge and Huntingdon⁽²⁶⁾ 29 29 — — —

East Norfolk⁽²⁶⁾ 36 38 — — —

Hertfordshire 41 43 46 46 49

Norfolk⁽²⁶⁾ — — 34 34 35

North Essex 32 33 33 34 35

North West Anglia⁽²⁶⁾ 27 27 — — —

South Essex 30 31 32 35 35

Suffolk 31 32 34 34 34

London 41 42 42 43 43

Barking and Havering 28 29 31 32 34

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey 42 43 44 45 45

Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 37 36 37 40 40

Brent and Harrow 41 45 41 45 47

Camden and Islington 55 55 56 59 59

Croydon 44 42 41 42 44

Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 50 53 54 50 51

East London and The City 31 32 31 30 32

Hillingdon 36 38 39 41 41

Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 57 56 54 53 50

Kingston and Richmond 45 45 46 45 46

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 37 39 35 36 36

Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 42 43 45 44 47

Redbridge and Waltham Forest 36 36 40 42 41

South East 36 37 38 38 39

Berkshire 35 35 37 39 39

Buckinghamshire 39 38 41 39 42

East Kent 31 33 34 34 34

East Surrey 45 45 43 46 46

East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 40 40 41 42 43

Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and SE Hampshire 30 32 34 33 35

North and Mid Hampshire 33 33 35 36 37

Northamptonshire 26 27 28 27 27

Oxfordshire 33 36 37 40 41

Southampton and South West Hampshire 34 37 36 37 36

West Kent 39 37 38 37 37

West Surrey 42 44 44 45 47

West Sussex 40 42 43 44 46

South and West 36 37 38 39 40

Avon 40 41 43 42 43

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 31 33 34 35 36

Dorset 35 38 39 39 40

Gloucestershire 37 39 39 39 40

North and East Devon 37 38 40 40 42

Somerset 33 33 33 36 35

South and West Devon 37 36 39 42 43

Wiltshire 32 34 36 36 35

Health authority	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
England	34	35	36	36	37

Northern and Yorkshire	32	32	33	33	34
Bradford	32	32	30	30	30
Calderdale and Kirklees	32	32	32	33	34
County Durham and Darlington	25	27	28	28	28
East Riding and Hull	24	24	25	27	27
Gateshead and South Tyneside	34	36	36	36	36
Leeds	35	38	37	36	39
Newcastle and North Tyneside	34	36	37	36	37
North Cumbria	33	33	33	33	34
North Yorkshire	36	37	38	39	40
Northumberland	32	33	34	33	33
Sunderland	26	27	28	31	33
Tees	34	33	35	35	37
Wakefield	28	29	28	31	34

Trent	29	29	30	31	31
Barnsley	28	28	29	28	29
Doncaster	32	30	30	34	34
Leicester	28	29	30	30	30
Lincolnshire	22	23	24	25	25
North Derbyshire	26	28	28	30	31
North Nottinghamshire	26	29	30	31	31
Nottingham	33	34	36	35	35
Rotherham	26	28	29	30	30
Sheffield	36	34	36	36	38
Southern Derbyshire	29	31	31	32	31
South Humber	24	25	26	26	26

West Midlands	29	29	30	31	31
Birmingham	31	31	32	32	32
Coventry	27	31	31	31	31
Dudley	26	27	28	29	29
Herefordshire	39	41	43	45	44
North Staffordshire	23	24	26	27	27
Sandwell	32	31	31	33	32
Shropshire	31	32	31	34	33
Solihull	26	29	30	28	33
South Staffordshire	26	28	27	29	30
Walsall	22	23	24	23	22
Warwickshire	29	29	30	33	33
Wolverhampton	28	25	27	29	30
Worcestershire	34	33	35	33	34

North West	34	35	35	34	35
Bury and Rochdale	33	32	32	30	30
East Lancashire	31	32	32	32	32
Liverpool	34	33	33	33	34
Manchester	39	42	44	39	39
Morecambe Bay	34	36	37	36	37
North Cheshire	29	27	31	31	30
North West Lancashire	35	35	37	35	37
Salford and Trafford	34	34	34	35	36
Sefton	33	35	35	35	34
South Cheshire	39	41	37	38	38
South Lancashire	28	31	31	31	31
St. Helens and Knowsley	28	32	31	31	31
Stockport	39	38	37	39	41
West Pennine	31	31	31	33	32
Wigan and Bolton	30	30	31	32	31
Wirral	41	41	42	42	42

Eastern	33	34	35	36	37
Bedfordshire	28	30	32	33	33
Cambridgeshire⁽²⁶⁾	—	—	31	32	34
Cambridge and Huntingdon⁽²⁶⁾	29	29	—	—	—
East Norfolk⁽²⁶⁾	36	38	—	—	—
Hertfordshire	41	43	46	46	49
Norfolk⁽²⁶⁾	—	—	34	34	35
North Essex	32	33	33	34	35
North West Anglia⁽²⁶⁾	27	27	—	—	—
South Essex	30	31	32	35	35
Suffolk	31	32	34	34	34

London	41	42	42	43	43
Barking and Havering	28	29	31	32	34
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey	42	43	44	45	45
Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich	37	36	37	40	40
Brent and Harrow	41	45	41	45	47
Camden and Islington	55	55	56	59	59
Croydon	44	42	41	42	44
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	50	53	54	50	51
East London and The City	31	32	31	30	32
Hillingdon	36	38	39	41	41
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster	57	56	54	53	50
Kingston and Richmond	45	45	46	45	46
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham	37	39	35	36	36
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	42	43	45	44	47
Redbridge and Waltham Forest	36	36	40	42	41

South East	36	37	38	38	39
Berkshire	35	35	37	39	39
Buckinghamshire	39	38	41	39	42
East Kent	31	33	34	34	34
East Surrey	45	45	43	46	46
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove	40	40	41	42	43
Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and SE Hampshire	30	32	34	33	35
North and Mid Hampshire	33	33	35	36	37
Northamptonshire	26	27	28	27	27
Oxfordshire	33	36	37	40	41
Southampton and South West Hampshire	34	37	36	37	36
West Kent	39	37	38	37	37
West Surrey	42	44	44	45	47
West Sussex	40	42	43	44	46

South and West	36	37	38	39	40
Avon	40	41	43	42	43
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	31	33	34	35	36
Dorset	35	38	39	39	40
Gloucestershire	37	39	39	39	40
North and East Devon	37	38	40	40	42
Somerset	33	33	33	36	35
South and West Devon	37	36	39	42	43
Wiltshire	32	34	36	36	35

⁽²⁴⁾ Dentists are principals on a HA list, assistants and vocational dental practitioners.

⁽²⁵⁾ ONS 1997 to 2000 mid year population estimates based on the 1991 census. ONS 2001 mid year population estimates are not yet available, mid year 2000 population estimates are used to calculate the number of dentists working in the GDS per 100,000 population in 2001.

⁽²⁶⁾ Three HAs: Cambridge and Huntingdon, East Norfolk and North West Anglia were replaced by two HAs: Cambridge and Norfolk in April 1999.

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Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what action is being taken to improve access to NHS dentistry in the Portsmouth, South constituency; and if he will make a statement; [65374]

Ms Blears: Hampshire and Isle of Wight health authority has advised me that there are plans to develop a school of dental hygiene and therapy within Portsmouth university. Proposals to use this facility as a dental access centre are under consideration.

Information on the number of national health service dentists in the former Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire health authority area is shown in the table. Information is not available by constituency.

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Number of dentists working in the NHS in the Isle of Wight,Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire health authority at 30 September 2001

Number

GDS dentists⁽²⁷⁾ 238

Salaried service of GDS 0

PDS dentists only⁽²⁸⁾ 11

Salaried community dentists⁽²⁹⁾ 30

Hospital salaried dentists⁽²⁹⁾ 30

Total 305

	Number
GDS dentists⁽²⁷⁾	238
Salaried service of GDS	0
PDS dentists only⁽²⁸⁾	11
Salaried community dentists⁽²⁹⁾	30
Hospital salaried dentists⁽²⁹⁾	30
Total	305

⁽²⁷⁾ The general dental service (GDS) includes principals on a health authority list, assistants and vocational dental practitioners.

⁽²⁸⁾ The personal dental service (PDS) covers dentists working in the PDS who are not working in the GDS.

⁽²⁹⁾ Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Notes:

1. The number of NHS dentists includes GDS dentists, dentists working in the salaried services of the GDS, hospital and community dentists and PDS dentists.

2. The figures are on a headcount basis rather than whole time equivalent (wte) and take no account of part-time working.

3. Dentists working in more than one dental service are included in each service apart from dentists working in both PDS and GDS who are counted in the GDS only.

4. Dentists working solely in private dentistry are not covered in these figures.

Doctors (Specialist Posts)

Alistair Burt: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to take steps to allow doctors to have experience gained in associate specialist posts taken into account in their progression to consultancy level; and if he will make a statement. [64613]

Mr. Hutton: We have consulted on proposals to amend the European Specialist Qualifications Order (1995), to enable the Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges to take training, as well as qualifications, into account when assessing doctors for entry to the specialist register. There was strong support for our proposals from the medical profession and the amended legislation is currently being prepared. The proposed amendment is designed to facilitate entry to the specialist register for doctors working in the national health service, and may be of benefit to doctors in the non-consultant career grade posts.

We did not specifically consult on the inclusion of experience gained outside formal training posts, as criteria for entry to the specialist register, for the current amendment. However, some responses to consultation indicated that we should consider the inclusion of experience. We accept that there needs to be a proper debate about the issue and we are considering taking forward work to look at the appropriateness of including experience in the longer term. We would not introduce retrospectively approved experience as a criterion for entry to the specialist register without a full debate and consultation about the appropriateness of this with the medical profession.

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