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Cancelled Operations (Statistics)
Mr. Burstow:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations were cancelled in (a) 1979, (b) 1997 and (c) the latest year for which figures are available. [218173]
Mr. Hutton:
Data for 1979 is not available. Data from 1996–97 to the third quarter of 2004–05 is available on the Department's website at www.performance.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity.
Cleaning and Hygiene
Chris Grayling:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on the "Cleanyourhands" programme. [219411]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
After the success of the pilot "Cleanyourhands" programme, the Department is providing the National Patient Safety Agency with £490,000 to roll out the programme across the national health service; less than £3,000 per acute NHS trust.
Dentistry
Mr. Burstow:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many whole-time equivalent NHS dentists there have been per head of population in each year since 1997; and how many were offering NHS treatment in (a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each strategic health authority in each year. [217204]
Ms Rosie Winterton
[holding answer 23 February 2005]: The available information is shown in the following tables.
Table 1: Headcount dentists per head of population by NHS region and strategic health authority
| NHS dentists per head of population (10,000)
|
|---|
| Strategic health authority | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004(7)
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|---|
| In England | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.31
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| Eastern Cluster | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.92
|
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.14
|
| Essex | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.76
|
| Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.40
|
| Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.94
|
| Trent | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.58
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| London Cluster | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.29
|
| North Central London | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6,0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.02
|
| North-east London | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.34
|
| North-west London | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.98
|
| South-east London | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.72
|
| South-west London | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.45
|
| North-east Cluster | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.81
|
| County Durham and Tees Valley | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.59
|
| North and east Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.75
|
| Northumberland, Tyne and Wear | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.03
|
| South Yorkshire | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.85
|
| West Yorkshire | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.80
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| North-west and West Midlands Cluster | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.99
|
| Birmingham and the Black Country | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.84
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| Cheshire and Merseyside | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.27
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| Cumbria and Lancashire | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.82
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| Greater Manchester | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.93
|
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.68
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| West Midlands South | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.36
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| Southern Cluster | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.63
|
| Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.45
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| Dorset and Somerset | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.31
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| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.16
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| Kent and Medway | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.99
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| South-west Peninsula | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.50
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| Surrey and Sussex | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.36
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| Thames Valley | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.08
|
(7) Population data is 2003 figures as 2004 data is not available yet.
Notes:
1. This is a file containing the numbers of dentists as at 31 December from 1997 to 2004.
2. The figures are based on the numbers of dentists with open general dental service (GDS) or personal dental service (PDS) contracts.
3. The dentists include principals, assistants and trainees.
4. Prison contracts have not been included in this analysis.
5. The areas have been defined using practice postcodes within the specified area.
6. The figures provide a snapshot of the number of individual dentists with an open contract at 31 December.
7. A dentist with a GDS or PDS contract may provide as little or as much NHS treatment as he or she chooses or has agreed with the PCT.
8. The Dental Practice Board has no information concerning the amount of time dedicated to NHS work by individual dentists.
9. The figures provide an accurate figure taking into account any notifications received up to 31 January 2005.
10. As data is not available by whole time equivalent, headcount has been used to determine the number of national health service dentists per head of population in the table.
11. Areas have been defined using the Office of National Statistics All Fields Postcode Directory—November 2004.
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Table 2: Number of dental practices that offer NHS treatments to new patients as at 15 February 2005 by NHS region and strategic health authorities strategic health authorities
| Number of dentist practices accepting NHS patients as at 15 February 2005
(a practice can be represented in more than one category)
|
|---|
| Strategic health authorities | Providing occasional NHS treatment to non registered patients | Registering charge exempt adults for NHS treatment | Registering charge paying adults for NHS treatment | Registering children aged 0 to 18 years for NHS treatment
|
|---|
| In England | 1,433 | 2,762 | 2,414 | 3,702
|
|
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| Eastern Cluster | 200 | 457 | 411 | 689
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| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire strategic HA | 54 | 163 | 126 | 216
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| Essex strategic HA | 74 | 98 | 94 | 141
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| Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland | 17 | 55 | 57 | 74
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| Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire strategic | 22 | 71 | 67 | 142
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| Trent strategic HA | 33 | 70 | 67 | 116
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| London Cluster | 454 | 943 | 804 | 1088
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| North central London strategic HA | 83 | 139 | 128 | 173
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| North-east London strategic HA | 121 | 188 | 174 | 199
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| North-west London strategic HA | 101 | 294 | 252 | 340
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| South-east London strategic HA | 64 | 175 | 131 | 195
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| South-west London strategic HA | 85 | 147 | 119 | 181
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| North-east Cluster | 200 | 357 | 329 | 423
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| County Durham and Tees Valley strategic HA | 53 | 102 | 95 | 109
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| North and east Yorkshire and Northern Lincoln | 13 | 21 | 21 | 49
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| Northumberland, Tyne and Wear strategic HA | 92 | 142 | 133 | 149
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| South Yorkshire strategic HA | 35 | 41 | 37 | 47
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| West Yorkshire strategic HA | 7 | 51 | 43 | 69
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| North-west and West Midlands Cluster | 425 | 607 | 544 | 793
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| Birmingham and the Black Country strategic HA | 159 | 236 | 199 | 271
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| Cheshire and Merseyside strategic HA | 146 | 185 | 181 | 225
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| Cumbria and Lancashire strategic HA | 16 | 11 | 8 | 23
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| Greater Manchester strategic HA | 80 | 112 | 103 | 172
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| Shropshire and Staffordshire strategic HA | 6 | 14 | 9 | 33
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| West Midlands south strategic health authority | 18 | 49 | 44 | 69
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| Southern Cluster | 154 | 398 | 326 | 709
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| Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire strategic HA | 9 | 44 | 35 | 74
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| Dorset and Somerset strategic HA | 7 | 24 | 24 | 43
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| Hampshire and Isle Of Wight strategic HA | 27 | 31 | 30 | 64
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| Kent and Medway strategic HA | — | 50 | 31 | 91
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| South-west Peninsula strategic HA | 5 | 19 | 17 | 39
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| Surrey and Sussex strategic HA | 66 | 161 | 139 | 240
|
| Thames Valley strategic HA | 40 | 69 | 50 | 158
|
Notes:
1. The figures provide an accurate figure taking into account any notifications received up to 31 January 2005.
2. This information relates to dentists offering at least one type of NHS treatment to at least one category of patient.
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Derriford Hospital
Mr. Streeter:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will permit the Vanguard Project at Derriford hospital to proceed with a single bidder with appropriate financial safeguards; and if he will make a statement. [221825]
Mr. Hutton
[holding answer 15 March 2005]: The Plymouth hospitals national health service trust is currently considering the options for the Vanguard project. The Department's private finance unit is providing support and working with the trust to discuss the next steps.
