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HEALTH

B Streptococcal Screening

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the costs and benefits of group B Streptococcal screening. [158783]

Dr. Ladyman: The National Institute for Clinical Excellence recently published a Clinical Guideline on Routine Antenatal Care, which recommends that pregnant women should not be offered routine antenatal screening for group B streptococcus (GBS), because evidence that it will do more good than harm is uncertain.

The UK National Screening Committee is currently reviewing the prevention of GBS infection in newborn babies. As part of its work programme, it has asked the

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National Co-ordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment to commission research in this area and detailed proposals are being developed.

Dentistry

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dental practices have gone private in the last year; and if he will make a statement. [154434]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The number of dental practices going totally private is very small as most dentists continue with some national health service work. The Office of Fair Trading report "The private dentistry market in the UK", published in March 2003, states that only 210 practices are totally private in the UK out of 11,000 practices in total.

Between August 2002 and August 2003 the total number of dental practices in the General Dental Service, Personal Dental Service or Salaried Dental Services increased by 44.

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS orthodontists accepted new NHS patients in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [154437]

Ms Rosie Winterton: Information is not available in the form requested. Information on which dentists currently accept new national health service patients is continually updated and available on the NHS website at www.nhs.uk. However, this does not identify those dentists who do orthodontic work within the general dental service.

The number of dentists making 100 or more appliance claims for payments for orthodontic appliances, together with dentists in personal dental service orthodontic pilots, is available from the Dental Practice Board. These data are shown in the table for the period since 1997–98.

Number of dentists with 100 or more appliance claims or in orthodontic pilots in England

Number⁽⁹⁾

1997–98 448

1998–99 482

1999–2000 490

2000–01 532

2001–02 565

2002–03 591

	Number⁽⁹⁾
1997–98	448
1998–99	482
1999–2000	490
2000–01	532
2001–02	565
2002–03	591

⁽⁹⁾ General dental service dentists with 100 or more appliance claims during the year and personal dental service dentists in orthodontic pilots at September.

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of NHS dentists were (a) male and (b) female in (i) each NHS region, (ii) each strategic health authority and (iii) England in each year since 1990. [156294]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The available information is shown in the tables. This is for the proportion of male and female national health service dentists for each NHS region, each strategic health authority and England at September in each of the years 1996 to 2002 in table 1. For the years 1991 to 1995, information is available for England only and is in table 2.

NHS dentists cover dentists working in the general dental service (GDS), hospital dental service (HDS),

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community dental service (CDS), and personal dental service (PDS). Excluded are the small numbers of salaried dentists. Dentists are counted on a headcount basis and so no account is taken for part-time working in the NHS.

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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.

Information for 2003 is not yet available.

Table 1: National health service: Proportion of dentists in England by sex in each region and strategic health authorityat September each year

1996 1997 1998 1999

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

England 0.70 0.30 0.69 0.31 0.69 0.31 0.68 0.32

NHS Region

Northern and Yorkshire 0.70 0.30 0.69 0.31 0.69 0.31 0.67 0.33

Trent 0.73 0.27 0.72 0.28 0.71 0.29 0.70 0.30

West Midlands 0.71 0.29 0.71 0.29 0.70 0.30 0.70 0.30

North West 0.70 0.30 0.70 0.30 0.68 0.32 0.68 0.32

Eastern 0.72 0.28 0.70 0.30 0.70 0.30 0.70 0.30

London 0.69 0.31 0.68 0.32 0.65 0.35 0.66 0.34

South East 0.68 0.32 0.67 0.33 0.67 0.33 0.66 0.34

South and West 0.72 0.28 0.71 0.29 0.71 0.29 0.70 0.30

Strategic Health Authority

Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0.70 0.30 0.68 0.32 0.67 0.33 0.67 0.33

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0.72 0.28 0.72 0.28 0.71 0.29 0.71 0.29

Birmingham and The Black Country 0.71 0.29 0.72 0.28 0.72 0.28 0.71 0.29

Cheshire and Merseyside 0.69 0.31 0.68 0.32 0.66 0.34 0.67 0.33

County Durham and Tees Valley 0.68 0.32 0.67 0.33 0.66 0.34 0.65 0.35

Cov., Warks, Herefordshire and Worcs 0.68 0:32 0.67 0.33 0.68 0.32 0.68 0.32

Cumbria and Lancashire 0.69 0.31 0.68 0.32 0.66 0.34 0.65 0.35

Dorset and Somerset 0.77 0.23 0.75 0.25 0.75 0.25 0.74 0.26

Essex 0.74 0.26 0.72 0.28 0.70 0.30 0.71 0.29

Greater Manchester 0.72 0.28 0.72 0.28 0.70 0.30 0.70 0.30

Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0.68 0.32 0.67 0.33 0.67 0.33 0.66 0.34

Kent and Medway 0.67 0.33 0.66 0.34 0.68 0.32 0.67 0.33

Leics, Northants and Rutland 0.73 0.27 0.72 0.28 0.72 0.28 0.71 0.29

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 0.71 0.29 0.69 0.31 0.69 0.31 0.69 0.31

North and East Yorkshire and North Lincs. 0.75 0.25 0.75 0.25 0.73 0.27 0.73 0.27

North Central London 0.67 0.33 0.67 0.33 0.68 0.32 0.65 0.35

North East London 0.73 0.27 0.72 0.28 0.72 0.28 0.70 0.30

North West London 0.70 0.30 0.69 0.31 0.67 0.33 0.67 0.33

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 0.70 0.30 0.69 0.31 0.69 0.31 0.67 0.33

Shropshire and Staffordshire 0.72 0.28 0.72 0.28 0.71 0.29 0.70 0.30

South East London 0.68 0.32 0.67 0.33 0.65 0.35 0.64 0.36

South West London 0.66 0.34 0.66 0.34 0.63 0.37 0.64 0.36

South West Peninsula 0.73 0.27 0.74 0.26 0.72 0.28 0.73 0.27

South Yorkshire 0.71 0.29 0.70 0.30 0.71 0.29 0.71 0.29

Surrey and Sussex 0.69 0.31 0.69 0.31 0.69 0.31 0.68 0.32

Thames Valley 0.65 0.35 0.65 0.35 0.64 0.36 0.63 0.37

Trent 0.72 0.28 0.72 0.28 0.70 0.30 0.69 0.31

West Yorkshire 0.68 0.32 0.68 0.32 0.69 0.31 0.67 0.33

2000 2001 2002

Male Female Male Female Male Female

England 0.67 0.33 0.66 0.34 0.66 0.34

NHS Region

Northern and Yorkshire 0.67 0.33 0.66 0.34 — —

Trent 0.69 0.31 0.69 0.31 — —

West Midlands 0.68 0.32 0.66 0.34 — —

Northwest 0.67 0.33 0.66 0.34 — —

Eastern 0.70 0.30 0.69 0.31 — —

London 0.65 0.35 0.64 0.36 — —

South East 0.65 0.35 0.65 0.35 — —

South and West 0.69 0.31 0.69 0.31 — —

Strategic Health Authority

Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0.66 0.34 0.65 0.35 0.64 0.36

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0.71 0.29 0.69 0.31 0.68 0.32

Birmingham and The Black Country 0.69 0.31 0,68 0.32 0.67 0.33

Cheshire and Merseyside 0.65 0.35 0.64 0.36 0.64 0.36

County Durham and Tees Valley 0.64 0.36 0.63 0.37 0.65 0.35

Cov., Warks, Herefordshire and Worcs. 0.65 0.35 0.64 0.36 0.63 0.37

Cumbria and Lancashire 0.66 0.34 0.65 0.35 0.65 0.35

Dorset and Somerset 0.73 0.27 0.72 0.28 0.71 0.29

Essex 0.72 0.28 0.71 0.29 0.70 0.30

Greater Manchester 0.68 0.32 0.68 0.32 0.66 0.34

Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0.64 0.36 0.65 0.35 0.64 0.36

Kent and Medway 0.68 0.32 0.67 0.33 0.66 0.34

Leics., Northants and Rutland 0.73 0.27 0.72 0.28 0.72 0.28

Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 0.69 0.31 0.68 0.32 0.66 0.34

North and East Yorkshire and North Lincs. 0.71 0.29 0.70 0.30 0.69 0.31

North Central London 0.65 0.35 0.62 0.38 0.62 0.38

North East London 0.68 0.32 0.66 0.34 0.66 0.34

North West London 0.68 0.32 0.66 0.34 0.66 0.34

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 0.66 0.34 0.66 0.34 0.66 0.34

Shropshire and Staffordshire 0.69 0.31 0.66 0.34 0.66 0.34

South East London 0.64 0.36 0.63 0.37 0.62 0.38

South West London 0.62 0.38 0.61 0.39 0.60 0.40

South West Peninsula 0.72 0.28 0.72 0.28 0.72 0.28

South Yorkshire 0.70 0.30 0.69 0.31 0.68 0.32

Surrey and Sussex 0.67 0.33 0.65 0.35 0.65 0.35

Thames Valley 0.61 0.39 0.61 0.39 0.59 0.41

Trent 0.67 0.33 0.67 0.33 0.65 0.35

West Yorkshire 0.68 0.32 0.66 0.34 0.63 0.37

	1996	1997	1998	1999
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
England	0.70	0.30	0.69	0.31	0.69	0.31	0.68	0.32
NHS Region
Northern and Yorkshire	0.70	0.30	0.69	0.31	0.69	0.31	0.67	0.33
Trent	0.73	0.27	0.72	0.28	0.71	0.29	0.70	0.30
West Midlands	0.71	0.29	0.71	0.29	0.70	0.30	0.70	0.30
North West	0.70	0.30	0.70	0.30	0.68	0.32	0.68	0.32
Eastern	0.72	0.28	0.70	0.30	0.70	0.30	0.70	0.30
London	0.69	0.31	0.68	0.32	0.65	0.35	0.66	0.34
South East	0.68	0.32	0.67	0.33	0.67	0.33	0.66	0.34
South and West	0.72	0.28	0.71	0.29	0.71	0.29	0.70	0.30
Strategic Health Authority
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	0.70	0.30	0.68	0.32	0.67	0.33	0.67	0.33
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	0.72	0.28	0.72	0.28	0.71	0.29	0.71	0.29
Birmingham and The Black Country	0.71	0.29	0.72	0.28	0.72	0.28	0.71	0.29
Cheshire and Merseyside	0.69	0.31	0.68	0.32	0.66	0.34	0.67	0.33
County Durham and Tees Valley	0.68	0.32	0.67	0.33	0.66	0.34	0.65	0.35
Cov., Warks, Herefordshire and Worcs	0.68	0:32	0.67	0.33	0.68	0.32	0.68	0.32
Cumbria and Lancashire	0.69	0.31	0.68	0.32	0.66	0.34	0.65	0.35
Dorset and Somerset	0.77	0.23	0.75	0.25	0.75	0.25	0.74	0.26
Essex	0.74	0.26	0.72	0.28	0.70	0.30	0.71	0.29
Greater Manchester	0.72	0.28	0.72	0.28	0.70	0.30	0.70	0.30
Hampshire and Isle of Wight	0.68	0.32	0.67	0.33	0.67	0.33	0.66	0.34
Kent and Medway	0.67	0.33	0.66	0.34	0.68	0.32	0.67	0.33
Leics, Northants and Rutland	0.73	0.27	0.72	0.28	0.72	0.28	0.71	0.29
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire	0.71	0.29	0.69	0.31	0.69	0.31	0.69	0.31
North and East Yorkshire and North Lincs.	0.75	0.25	0.75	0.25	0.73	0.27	0.73	0.27
North Central London	0.67	0.33	0.67	0.33	0.68	0.32	0.65	0.35
North East London	0.73	0.27	0.72	0.28	0.72	0.28	0.70	0.30
North West London	0.70	0.30	0.69	0.31	0.67	0.33	0.67	0.33
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear	0.70	0.30	0.69	0.31	0.69	0.31	0.67	0.33
Shropshire and Staffordshire	0.72	0.28	0.72	0.28	0.71	0.29	0.70	0.30
South East London	0.68	0.32	0.67	0.33	0.65	0.35	0.64	0.36
South West London	0.66	0.34	0.66	0.34	0.63	0.37	0.64	0.36
South West Peninsula	0.73	0.27	0.74	0.26	0.72	0.28	0.73	0.27
South Yorkshire	0.71	0.29	0.70	0.30	0.71	0.29	0.71	0.29
Surrey and Sussex	0.69	0.31	0.69	0.31	0.69	0.31	0.68	0.32
Thames Valley	0.65	0.35	0.65	0.35	0.64	0.36	0.63	0.37
Trent	0.72	0.28	0.72	0.28	0.70	0.30	0.69	0.31
West Yorkshire	0.68	0.32	0.68	0.32	0.69	0.31	0.67	0.33

		2000		2001		2002
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
England	0.67	0.33	0.66	0.34	0.66	0.34
NHS Region
Northern and Yorkshire	0.67	0.33	0.66	0.34	—	—
Trent	0.69	0.31	0.69	0.31	—	—
West Midlands	0.68	0.32	0.66	0.34	—	—
Northwest	0.67	0.33	0.66	0.34	—	—
Eastern	0.70	0.30	0.69	0.31	—	—
London	0.65	0.35	0.64	0.36	—	—
South East	0.65	0.35	0.65	0.35	—	—
South and West	0.69	0.31	0.69	0.31	—	—
Strategic Health Authority
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	0.66	0.34	0.65	0.35	0.64	0.36
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	0.71	0.29	0.69	0.31	0.68	0.32
Birmingham and The Black Country	0.69	0.31	0,68	0.32	0.67	0.33
Cheshire and Merseyside	0.65	0.35	0.64	0.36	0.64	0.36
County Durham and Tees Valley	0.64	0.36	0.63	0.37	0.65	0.35
Cov., Warks, Herefordshire and Worcs.	0.65	0.35	0.64	0.36	0.63	0.37
Cumbria and Lancashire	0.66	0.34	0.65	0.35	0.65	0.35
Dorset and Somerset	0.73	0.27	0.72	0.28	0.71	0.29
Essex	0.72	0.28	0.71	0.29	0.70	0.30
Greater Manchester	0.68	0.32	0.68	0.32	0.66	0.34
Hampshire and Isle of Wight	0.64	0.36	0.65	0.35	0.64	0.36
Kent and Medway	0.68	0.32	0.67	0.33	0.66	0.34
Leics., Northants and Rutland	0.73	0.27	0.72	0.28	0.72	0.28
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire	0.69	0.31	0.68	0.32	0.66	0.34
North and East Yorkshire and North Lincs.	0.71	0.29	0.70	0.30	0.69	0.31
North Central London	0.65	0.35	0.62	0.38	0.62	0.38
North East London	0.68	0.32	0.66	0.34	0.66	0.34
North West London	0.68	0.32	0.66	0.34	0.66	0.34
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear	0.66	0.34	0.66	0.34	0.66	0.34
Shropshire and Staffordshire	0.69	0.31	0.66	0.34	0.66	0.34
South East London	0.64	0.36	0.63	0.37	0.62	0.38
South West London	0.62	0.38	0.61	0.39	0.60	0.40
South West Peninsula	0.72	0.28	0.72	0.28	0.72	0.28
South Yorkshire	0.70	0.30	0.69	0.31	0.68	0.32
Surrey and Sussex	0.67	0.33	0.65	0.35	0.65	0.35
Thames Valley	0.61	0.39	0.61	0.39	0.59	0.41
Trent	0.67	0.33	0.67	0.33	0.65	0.35
West Yorkshire	0.68	0.32	0.66	0.34	0.63	0.37

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Table 2: National health service: Proportion of dentists in England by sex at September each year

England

Male Female

1991 0.74 0.26

1992 0.73 0.27

1993 0.72 0.28

1994 0.72 0.28

1995 0.71 0.29

	England
	Male	Female
1991	0.74	0.26
1992	0.73	0.27
1993	0.72	0.28
1994	0.72	0.28
1995	0.71	0.29

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