House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 16 Dec 2004 (pt 28)

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Celebrating Our Cultures

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health where the community engagement projects proposed in "Celebrating our Cultures" will be established; how much funding his Department is committing to the establishment of these projects; and what the timescale is for establishing them. [203604]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The National Institute for Mental Health in England will invest £2 million in the national community engagement programme, which will comprise 80 projects run by non-statutory voluntary and community sector organisations across England over the next two years.

14 pilot projects have been identified; an independent evaluation of them has been commissioned to inform the development of the remaining projects.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what duties a community development worker employed as set out in "Celebrating our Cultures" will have. [203605]

Ms Rosie Winterton: Community development workers will build capacity within communities, provide support to non-statutory sector groups, identify and access stakeholders, help articulate the needs and views of the communities they serve and facilitate better communication and better pathways to recovery in the non-statutory and statutory sectors. A detailed policy implementation guide on community development workers is due for publication very shortly.

Dental Practice Board

Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the annual budget of the Dental Practice Board was in each year since 1997; and how many staff it employed in each year. [204265]

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Ms Rosie Winterton: The annual budget of the Dental Practice Board and the number of staff they have employed since 1997 are shown in the table.

Net operating cost
(£ million) Staff number Staff
whole time equivalent Estimated whole time at 90 per cent. Equivalent heads

1996–97 21.2 578 — 520

1997–98 23.5 520 — 468

1998–99 23.0 480 — 432

1999–2000 23.0 442 400 —

2000–01 22.9 423 381 —

2001–02 24.7 401 367 —

2002–03 26.6 — 342 —

2003–04 23.8 — 325 —

Notes:
1. All the information has been derived directly from the audited accounts.
2. The figures reflect the changes in accounting requirements and formats of information have changed over the years.
3. The financial information is the equivalent of the current net operating cost, which is expenditure less operating income.
4. The staff number information requirement has now changed from number of heads to whole time equivalent.

	Net operating cost (£ million)	Staff number	Staff whole time equivalent	Estimated whole time at 90 per cent. Equivalent heads
1996–97	21.2	578	—	520
1997–98	23.5	520	—	468
1998–99	23.0	480	—	432
1999–2000	23.0	442	400	—
2000–01	22.9	423	381	—
2001–02	24.7	401	367	—
2002–03	26.6	—	342	—
2003–04	23.8	—	325	—

Dentistry

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dental practices are shown on the nhs.uk website; and how many of these were (a) registering new patients for NHS treatment, (b) registering new children aged up to 18 years, (c) registering charge-exempt adults for NHS treatment, (d) registering charge-paying adults for NHS treatment and (e) providing occasional NHS treatment to non-registered patients on the latest date for which figures are available. [199945]

Ms Rosie Winterton: On 24 November 2004, there were 8,622 general and personal dental practices shown on the nhs.uk website as able to accept at least one category of patient for registration or occasional treatment under the national health service.

The number of general and personal dental service practices shown on the website as accepting new NHS patients on 24 November 2004, is shown in the table.

Number of practices

Registering children aged 0 to 18 years for NHS treatment 3,781

Registering charge exempt adults for NHS treatment 2,833

Registering charge paying adults for NHS treatment 2,485

Providing occasional NHS treatment to non-registered patients 1,496

	Number of practices
Registering children aged 0 to 18 years for NHS treatment	3,781
Registering charge exempt adults for NHS treatment	2,833
Registering charge paying adults for NHS treatment	2,485
Providing occasional NHS treatment to non-registered patients	1,496

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists there are in each county in England per 10,000 of the population; how many accept NHS patients; and what the figures were in (a) 1997 and (b) 2001. [202691]

Ms Rosie Winterton: Information by county is available on the number of general and personal dentists working in the national health service but not on how many are currently accepting new NHS patients.

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Numbers at September in the years 1997, 2001 and 2004 in each county in England per 10,000 of the population, are shown in the tables.
Number of general and personal dental service dentistsper 100,000 of the population in each county in England at 30 September 1997, 2001 and 2004

County 1997 2001 2004

Bedfordshire 33 44 34

Buckinghamshire 46 48 49

Cambridgeshire 34 39 40

Cheshire 46 44 35

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 39 43 28

Cumbria 38 39 38

Derbyshire 35 39 42

Devon 40 47 30

Dorset 36 41 40

Durham 34 33 36

East Sussex 43 45 48

Essex 38 41 40

Gloucestershire 45 44 44

Hampshire 36 42 42

Hertfordshire 51 58 62

Kent 42 41 41

Lancashire 37 38 34

Leicestershire 30 32 34

Lincolnshire 24 27 25

Norfolk 39 44 44

Northamptonshire 29 29 41

Northumberland 37 37 33

North Yorkshire 38 41 36

Nottinghamshire 36 42 39

Oxfordshire 39 46 49

Shropshire 35 41 38

Somerset 38 41 40

Staffordshire 30 33 33

Suffolk 38 41 41

Surrey 51 58 58

Warwickshire 32 37 46

West Sussex 44 52 61

Wiltshire 34 39 35

Worcestershire 39 38 40

Note:
Some areas do not have county status even though they may lie within county boundaries. For these areas, the number of general and personal dental service dentists is given by local authority area. This information is given in the table.
Source:
Dental Practice Board and resident population figures 1997, 2001 and 2004.

Number of general and personal dental service dentistsper 100,000 of the population in local authorities not defined by county at 30 September 1997, 2001 and 2004

Local authority 1997 2001 2004

Barking and Dagenham 30 36 35

Barnet 59 64 63

Barnsley 37 40 28

Bath and North East Somerset 50 56 55

Bexley 41 41 45

Birmingham 37 38 41

Blackburn with Darwen 41 41 38

Blackpool 36 39 34

Bolton 42 41 38

Bournemouth 47 55 53

Bracknell Forest 41 44 50

Bradford 36 34 31

Brent 61 63 65

Brighton and Hove 49 54 57

Bristol, City of 48 52 49

Bromley 48 50 55

Bury 44 39 39

Calderdale 37 38 38

Camden 81 82 79

City of London 212 82 144

Coventry 31 37 41

Croydon 53 56 59

Darlington 33 43 49

Derby 36 40 42

Doncaster 35 38 33

Dudley 31 35 39

Ealing 71 63 51

East Riding of Yorkshire 25 26 25

Enfield 42 47 55

Gateshead 44 48 44

Greenwich 45 46 50

Hackney 45 41 39

Halton 32 34 13

Hammersmith and Fulham 81 87 80

Haringey 60 56 61

Harrow 50 58 63

Hartlepool 30 30 27

Havering 38 47 53

Herefordshire, County of 42 45 38

Hillingdon 43 49 52

Hounslow 68 71 54

Isle of Wight 31 28 28

Islington 51 74 66

Kensington and Chelsea 58 51 50

Kingston upon Hull, City of 30 38 33

Kingston upon Thames 48 52 53

Kirklees 38 43 35

Knowsley 35 33 32

Lambeth 50 46 51

Leeds 41 44 37

Leicester 45 43 43

Lewisham 47 50 50

Liverpool 44 40 37

Luton 36 40 39

Manchester 53 51 39

Medway 38 39 45

Merton 43 46 52

Middlesbrough 48 56 57

Milton Keynes 39 41 42

Newcastle upon Tyne 47 51 60

Newham 37 38 39

North East Lincolnshire 29 32 26

North Lincolnshire 23 29 11

North Somerset 46 52 56

North Tyneside 69 71 38

Nottingham 43 45 52

Oldham 39 37 26

Peterborough 32 39 46

Plymouth 39 44 34

Poole 35 40 63

Portsmouth 32 39 40

Reading 51 52 64

Redbridge 48 60 61

Redcar and Cleveland 41 41 40

Richmond upon Thames 57 61 62

Rochdale 35 31 27

Rotherham 36 39 20

Rutland 55 46 42

Salford 42 42 37

Sandwell 40 41 41

Sefton 42 41 14

Sheffield 40 43 29

Slough 39 45 56

Solihull 34 39 43

South Gloucestershire 41 37 36

South Tyneside 40 39 32

Southampton 34 33 28

Southend-on-Sea 35 41 37

Southwark 46 38 40

St. Helens 36 42 27

Stockport 42 44 32

Stockton-on-Tees 47 54 53

Stoke-on-Trent 30 32 29

Sunderland 31 37 41

Sutton 51 57 61

Swindon 36 39 39

Tameside 35 37 27

Telford and Wrekin 33 33 36

Thurrock 24 28 31

Torbay 46 56 41

Tower Hamlets 36 36 46

Trafford 47 53 49

Wakefield 32 37 29

Walsall 26 26 28

Waltham Forest 37 42 47

Wandsworth 59 65 57

Warrington 39 44 22

West Berkshire 32 40 43

Westminster 113 103 83

Wigan 38 39 38

Windsor and Maidenhead 38 50 63

Wirral 46 49 11

Wokingham 31 38 42

Wolverhampton 31 34 40

York 46 56 45

Note:
Population figures for 1997 and 2001 are based on 2001 projections for the resident population for counties and local authorities. Population figures for 2004 are based on 2003 resident population projections.
Source:
Dental Practice Board and resident population figures for 1997, 2001 and 2004.

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County	1997	2001	2004
Bedfordshire	33	44	34
Buckinghamshire	46	48	49
Cambridgeshire	34	39	40
Cheshire	46	44	35
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	39	43	28
Cumbria	38	39	38
Derbyshire	35	39	42
Devon	40	47	30
Dorset	36	41	40
Durham	34	33	36
East Sussex	43	45	48
Essex	38	41	40
Gloucestershire	45	44	44
Hampshire	36	42	42
Hertfordshire	51	58	62
Kent	42	41	41
Lancashire	37	38	34
Leicestershire	30	32	34
Lincolnshire	24	27	25
Norfolk	39	44	44
Northamptonshire	29	29	41
Northumberland	37	37	33
North Yorkshire	38	41	36
Nottinghamshire	36	42	39
Oxfordshire	39	46	49
Shropshire	35	41	38
Somerset	38	41	40
Staffordshire	30	33	33
Suffolk	38	41	41
Surrey	51	58	58
Warwickshire	32	37	46
West Sussex	44	52	61
Wiltshire	34	39	35
Worcestershire	39	38	40

Local authority	1997	2001	2004
Barking and Dagenham	30	36	35
Barnet	59	64	63
Barnsley	37	40	28
Bath and North East Somerset	50	56	55
Bexley	41	41	45
Birmingham	37	38	41
Blackburn with Darwen	41	41	38
Blackpool	36	39	34
Bolton	42	41	38
Bournemouth	47	55	53
Bracknell Forest	41	44	50
Bradford	36	34	31
Brent	61	63	65
Brighton and Hove	49	54	57
Bristol, City of	48	52	49
Bromley	48	50	55
Bury	44	39	39
Calderdale	37	38	38
Camden	81	82	79
City of London	212	82	144
Coventry	31	37	41
Croydon	53	56	59
Darlington	33	43	49
Derby	36	40	42
Doncaster	35	38	33
Dudley	31	35	39
Ealing	71	63	51
East Riding of Yorkshire	25	26	25
Enfield	42	47	55
Gateshead	44	48	44
Greenwich	45	46	50
Hackney	45	41	39
Halton	32	34	13
Hammersmith and Fulham	81	87	80
Haringey	60	56	61
Harrow	50	58	63
Hartlepool	30	30	27
Havering	38	47	53
Herefordshire, County of	42	45	38
Hillingdon	43	49	52
Hounslow	68	71	54
Isle of Wight	31	28	28
Islington	51	74	66
Kensington and Chelsea	58	51	50
Kingston upon Hull, City of	30	38	33
Kingston upon Thames	48	52	53
Kirklees	38	43	35
Knowsley	35	33	32
Lambeth	50	46	51
Leeds	41	44	37
Leicester	45	43	43
Lewisham	47	50	50
Liverpool	44	40	37
Luton	36	40	39
Manchester	53	51	39
Medway	38	39	45
Merton	43	46	52
Middlesbrough	48	56	57
Milton Keynes	39	41	42
Newcastle upon Tyne	47	51	60
Newham	37	38	39
North East Lincolnshire	29	32	26
North Lincolnshire	23	29	11
North Somerset	46	52	56
North Tyneside	69	71	38
Nottingham	43	45	52
Oldham	39	37	26
Peterborough	32	39	46
Plymouth	39	44	34
Poole	35	40	63
Portsmouth	32	39	40
Reading	51	52	64
Redbridge	48	60	61
Redcar and Cleveland	41	41	40
Richmond upon Thames	57	61	62
Rochdale	35	31	27
Rotherham	36	39	20
Rutland	55	46	42
Salford	42	42	37
Sandwell	40	41	41
Sefton	42	41	14
Sheffield	40	43	29
Slough	39	45	56
Solihull	34	39	43
South Gloucestershire	41	37	36
South Tyneside	40	39	32
Southampton	34	33	28
Southend-on-Sea	35	41	37
Southwark	46	38	40
St. Helens	36	42	27
Stockport	42	44	32
Stockton-on-Tees	47	54	53
Stoke-on-Trent	30	32	29
Sunderland	31	37	41
Sutton	51	57	61
Swindon	36	39	39
Tameside	35	37	27
Telford and Wrekin	33	33	36
Thurrock	24	28	31
Torbay	46	56	41
Tower Hamlets	36	36	46
Trafford	47	53	49
Wakefield	32	37	29
Walsall	26	26	28
Waltham Forest	37	42	47
Wandsworth	59	65	57
Warrington	39	44	22
West Berkshire	32	40	43
Westminster	113	103	83
Wigan	38	39	38
Windsor and Maidenhead	38	50	63
Wirral	46	49	11
Wokingham	31	38	42
Wolverhampton	31	34	40
York	46	56	45

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