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Cosmetic Surgery
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to conduct a review of cosmetic surgery practice in England and Wales. [130161]
Mr. Hutton: We announced in early 2002 that there would be a review of the effectiveness of the national minimum standards for the qualifications of cosmetic surgeons in England who were not on the specialist register of the General Medical Council and had been in practice before 1 April 2002.
The National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) submitted a report to the Chief Medical Officer in July of this year on the findings from inspections carried out in its first year of operation of establishments where such surgeons worked. This report can be found on the NCSC website at www.carestandards.org.uk.
A further more comprehensive report on inspections so far is scheduled for this autumn.
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Decorative Greenery
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on decorative greenery in the Department of Health in each of the past three financial years. [131020]
Dr. Ladyman: Within the Department's administrative estate, the provision of decorative greenery comes within the contract for cleaning services.
The cost of providing decorative greenery within the past three financial years has been:
| £ | |
|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 18,471.49 |
| 2001–02 | 16,179.57 |
| 2002–03 | 12,168.37 |
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the percentage of people diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis who had taken a long haul flight in the preceding week in each year since 1997; [129794]
- (2) what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on travel-related deep vein thrombosis, with particular reference to the use of compression hosiery as a preventative measure; and if he will make a statement; [129795]
(3) what guidance his Department has given to long haul air travellers on deep vein thrombosis. [129796]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Hospital episodes statistics can provide data on numbers of admissions with a primary diagnosis relating to deep vein thrombosis (DVT). However, no information is available to assess how many of these were for patients who had undertaken a long haul flight within the preceding week.
DVT is linked to older age, cancer, trauma, surgery, long periods of immobilisation, oral contraception, pregnancy and a number of conditions related to hyperactive blood clotting.
The Department has not commissioned any specific research on the use of compression hosiery as a preventative measure for DVT, although we are aware of existing research in this area.
In 2001 the Department of Health issued information and advice to the airlines and the public about minimising the risk of DVT during long journeys. This included practical advice for air passengers on long haul flights. It also identified certain groups which may be at a higher risk of DVT and advised them to seek medical advice before travelling and described simple in-seat exercises that should be recommended to all air passengers.
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To maximise access for the public to this information and advice it is available through health services, on the internet at http://www.doh.gov.uk/dvtA from the airlines and from NHS Direct. It will be kept under review in the light of new research information.
Dementia
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Crosby (Mrs. Curtis-Thomas) of 8 September 2003, Official Report, column 179W, on dementia, if he will start a routine collection of information at local level. [131198]
Dr. Ladyman: There are no plans to start a routine data collection.
Dental Students
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many students were in dental school in (a) 1983, (b) 1987, (c) 1992, (d) 1997 and the latest year for which figures are available. [131280]
Ms Rosie Winterton: Information on the intake of pre-clinical dental students from 1990–91 up to 2002–03, the latest year for which figures are available, is shown in the table.
| Intake | |
|---|---|
| 1992–93 | 631 |
| 1997–98 | 668 |
| 2002–03 | 696 |
We are currently undertaking a review of the dental workforce, including the number of undergraduate places in dental schools. The review will be published by the end of this year.
Dentistry
Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the number of (a) children and (b) adults waiting to register with an NHS dentist in Shrewsbury and Atcham. [129638]
Dr. Ladyman: This information is not held centrally.
Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children received NHS dental treatment in Shrewsbury and Atcham in each year since 1997. [129640]
Dr. Ladyman: For the general dental service (CDS) the available information is for children's registrations, which cover children aged under 18 years seen by a dentist within the past 15 months. This information is at health authority level between 1998 and 2002 and primary care trust (PCT) level for 2002 and 2003.
The first table shows the number of children's registrations in Shropshire Health Authority and the Shropshire County PCT and Telford and Wrekin PCT areas between 1998 and 2003.
In addition, children were also seen for treatment in the community and personal dental services. The numbers are shown in the second table.
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| Shropshire County PCT | Shropshire HA | Telford and Wrekin PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September | |||
| 1998 | 66.5 | ||
| 1999 | 67.4 | ||
| 2000 | 67.4 | ||
| 2001 | 65.8 | ||
| At 31 August | |||
| 2002 | 66.9 | ||
| At 30 September | |||
| 2002 | 39.9 | 26.8 | |
| At 30 June | |||
| 2003 | 39.4 | 27.0 |
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| Number seen/treated | |
|---|---|
| 1998–99 | 4,200 |
| 1999–2000 | 3,200 |
| 2000–01 | 3,500 |
| 2001–02 | 3,100 |
| 2002–03 | 1,200 |
Source:
Dental Practice Board
Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the availability of NHS dentistry on the Wirral. [128604]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested in shown in the table.
| Strategic Health Authority/Primary Care Trust | England | Cheshire and Merseyside SHA | Bebington and West Wirral PCT | Birkenhead and Wallasey PCT | Total of thetwo PCTs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of registrations | |||||
| Adults | (72)168 | (73)915.3 | (73)54.2 | (73)88.4 | (73)142.6 |
| Children | (72)6.7 | (73)332.6 | (73)16.3 | (73)31.1 | (73)47.4 |
| Total | (72)23.5 | (73)1,247.9 | (73)70.5 | (73)119.5 | (73)190.0 |
| Number of GDS dentists3 | |||||
| All dentists | 18,335 | 837 | 46 | 82 | 128 |
| Principals | 16,401 | 765 | 44 | 70 | 114 |
| Assistants | 1,347 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Vocational Dental Practitioners | 587 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Number of persons per dentist(75) | 2,682 | 2,799 | 2,586 | 2,357 | 2,439 |
| Number of registrations per dentist | 1,283 | 1,491 | 1,532 | 1,457 | 1,484 |
| Registration rate(75)(%) | 48.0 | 53.3 | 59.2 | 61.8 | 60.8 |
(72) Millions
(73) Thousands
(74) Some dentists have contracts in more than one Primary Care Trust. These dentists have been counted only once in the PCT in which they hold their main contract.
(75) For population, mid year ONS population estimates based on the 2001 census have been used for England. Mid-year 2001 resident relevant population estimates based on GP patients registration data and constrained by ONS census based population for 2001 have been used for SHA and PCTs
Source:
Dental Practice Board
Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's strategy is for (a) maintaining and (b) increasing participation levels of dentists in the NHS. [128605]
Ms Rosie Winterton: A national health service support team is being set up to support those primary care trusts (PCTs) and practices which are under greatest pressure. The team will provide advice and guidance on best practice in increasing access and modernising dentistry locally, backed by £3 million support funds in 2003–04 and £6 million in 2004–05 to tackle particularly acute or longstanding bottlenecks.
The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill, currently before Parliament, proposes new duties for PCTs to secure the provision of primary dental services and the financial resources to do so. The proposals in this Bill will underpin a modernised high-quality primary dental service provided through contracts between PCTs and dental practices properly integrated with the rest of the NHS.
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