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Consultants

Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what rules apply to the length of time that should elapse before a consultant employed by her Department, involved in awarding a contract to a company, can work for that company or receive payment from it; and how such rules are enforced; [34855]

(2) what mechanisms are in place to monitor possible conflicts of interest when commissioning is carried out by a private sector organisation appointed by a tendering mechanism; [34856]

(3) what criteria are used to judge potential conflicts of interest when a company bidding for an NHS contract has an employee who has been engaged or employed by her Department within the past two years; and if she will make a statement. [34857]

 
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Jane Kennedy: The period that should elapse before a consultant previously employed by the Department may work or receive payment from a company that has been awarded a contract is determined on a case-by-case basis.

Departmental staff are required to obtain Government approval before taking up any form of full-time, part-time, fee-paid employment in the United Kingdom, or overseas in a public or private company or in the service of a foreign government or its agencies. For the most senior grades, the Prime Minister, on advice from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, decides whether conditions should be applied to business appointments and, if so, what they should be.

Public procurement regulations require that the range of organisations involved in the procurement process disclose potential conflicts of interest. This covers: civil servants, contractors engaged by the Department, bidders, and employees and contractors engaged by the national health service.

Dentistry

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the locations of the dental access centres operating in England, broken down by primary care trust. [33413]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The locations of the 53 dental access centres in England, which provide access to national health service dentistry across 85 sites, are shown in the table.

Strategic health authority	Primary care trust	Address
Kent and Medway	Ashford	Ashford Dental Access Centre, Vicarage Lane Clinic, Vicarage Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1NJ
North Central London	Barnet	Dental Access Centre, Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway. Edgware. Middlesex. HA8 OAD
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	Bath and North East Somerset	Bath Dental Access Centre, Bluecoat House, Sawclose, Bath, BA1 1EY
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	Bath and North East Somerset	Rush Hill Dental Access Centre, Lower Ground Floor, 20 Rush Hill, Bath, BA2 2QH
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	Bath and North East Somerset	Radstock Dental Access Centre, Leigh House, 1 Wells Road, Radstock, BA3 3RN
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	Bedford	The Dental Access Centre, 3 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2NT
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	Bristol North	Dental Access Centre, Charlotte Keel Health Clinic, Seymour Road, Easton, Bristol, BS5 0UA
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	Bristol South and West	Bristol City Gate, Dental Access Centre, 33 Broad Street, Bristol, BS1 2EZ
South East London	Bromley	Bromley Access Centre, The White House, 52 High Street, Pence, London, SE20 7HB
Greater Manchester	Bury	Bury Dental Access Centre, 18 Parsons Lane, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 OJZ
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire	Cambridge City	Cambridge Dental Access Centre, Chesterton Medical Centre, Union Lane, Cambridge, CB4 1PX
Kent and Medway	Canterbury and Coastal	Herne Bay Dental Access Centre, Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, King Edward Avenue, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6EB
Cheshire and Merseyside	Central Cheshire	Winsford Dental Access Centre, Winsford Health Centre, High Street, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2AS
Cheshire and Merseyside	Central Cheshire	Northwich Dental Access Centre, Victoria Infirmary, Winnington Hill. Northwich. Cheshire. CW8 1AN
Cheshire and Merseyside	Central Liverpool	Old Swan Dental Access Centre, Old Swan Health Centre. Crystal Close. Liverpool. L13 2GA
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland	Daventry and South Northamptonshire	Towcester Dental Access Centre, Towcester Health Centre, Swinneyford Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6HD
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire	East Cambridgeshire	Dental Access Centre PDS, 1–2 Church Mews, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. PE13 1HL
Kent and Medway	East Kent Coastal	Ramsgate Dental Access Centre, Newington Road Clinic, Newington Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 OQU
Kent and Medway	East Kent Coastal	Dental Access Centre, Dover Health Centre, Maison Dieu Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 1RH
Trent	East Lincolnshire	Mablethorpe Dental Access Centre, The Health Centre, 97 Victoria Road. Mablethorpe. Lincolnshire. LN12 2AL
North and East Yorkshire and Northern	East Yorkshire	Dental Access Centre, Goole Health Clinic, Bartholomew Avenue. Goole. DN14 6AW
North and East Yorkshire and Northern	East Yorkshire	Cottingham Dental Access Centre, King Street, Cottingham. North Humberside. HU16 5OJ
Cheshire and Merseyside	Eastern Cheshire	Eastern Cheshire Pct, Dental Access Centre, 89 Churchill Way, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6AT
North Central London	Enfield	Dental Access Centre, North Middlesex Hospital, Sterling Way, Edmonton, London, N18 1QX
South West Peninsula	Exeter	Exeter Dental Access Centre, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Gladstone Road, Exeter, EX1 2ED
Surrey and Sussex	Guildford and Waverley	Dental Access Centre, Buryfields Dental Clinic ,61 Buryfields, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4AX
Cheshire and Merseyside	Halton	Runcorn Dental Access Centre, 67—68 Town Walk, Halton Lea, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2GY
West Midlands South	Herefordshire	Dental Access Centre, Gaol Street Clinic, Gaol Street, Hereford, HR1 2HU
West Midlands South	Herefordshire	Mobile Unit, Dental Access Centre, Gaol Street Clinic, Gaol Street .Hereford, HR1 2HU
West Midlands South	Herefordshire	Dental Access Centre, Old Bakery, Ewyas Harold, Hereford, HR2 OEX
West Midlands South	Herefordshire	Dental Access Centre, Ross Road Health Clinic, Ross Road, Hereford, HR2 7RL
West Midlands South	Herefordshire	Dental Access Centre, Kington Court, Community Care Centre, Victoria Road, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3BX
West Midlands South	Herefordshire	Dental Access Centre, Leominster Community Hospital, South Street, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8JH
West Midlands South	Herefordshire	Dental Access Centre, Ledbury Community Health Centre. Market Street, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2AO
West Midlands South	Herefordshire	Dental Access Centre, Ross-On-Wye Community Hospital, Alton Street, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5AD
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire	Huntingdonshire	Huntingdon Dental Access Centre, Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust, Hinchingbrooke Parke, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 6NT
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	Kennet and North Wiltshire	Dental Access Centre, Chippenham Community Hospital, Rowden Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2AJ
West Yorkshire	Leeds North West	Leeds Dental Access Centre, Lexicon House, Wilmington Grove, Leeds, LS7 2BQ
Dorset and Somerset	Mendip	Dental Access Centre, Chantry House, Park Road, Frome, BA11 1EY
Dorset and Somerset	Mendip	Glastonbury Dental Access Centre, The Health Centre, Wells Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DD
Thames Valley	Milton Keynes	Dental Access Centre, Shipley Court, Marsh End Road, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 8EA
Thames Valley	Milton Keynes	Westcroft Dental Access Centre, 16 Barnsdale Drive, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DD
Thames Valley	Milton Keynes	Milton Keynes NHS Dental Access Centre, Eaglestone Health Centre, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, MK6 5AZ
Cumbria and Lancashire	Morecambe Bay	Barrow Dental Access Centre, Unit 5, Old Fire Station, Abbey Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria LA14 1XH
Cumbria and Lancashire	Morecambe Bay	Dental Access Centre, Abbey Road Clinic, Abbey Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1XH
Cumbria and Lancashire	Morecambe Bay	Morecambe Dental Access Centre, The Queen Victoria Centre, Thornton Road, Morecambe, LA4 5NN
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear	Newcastle	Dental Access Centre, Benton House, Sandyford Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1DD
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear	Newcastle	Dental Access Centre, Benton House, Sandyford Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 ID
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear	Newcastle	Dental Access Centre, Arthurs Hill Clinic, Douglas Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 6BT
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear	Newcastle	Dental Access Centre, Geoffrey Rhodes Centre, Algernon Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2UZ
Thames Valley	North East Oxfordshire	Dental Access Centre, Kidlington Health Centre, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1AP
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland	Northampton	Northampton Dental Access Centre, 22—26 St. Leonards Road, Far Cotton, Northampton, NN4 8DP
Thames Valley	Oxford City	East Oxford Dental Access Centre, Raglan House, 23 Between Towns Road, Oxford, OX4 3JH
South West Peninsula	Plymouth	The Dental Access Centre, 1a Baring Street, Plymouth, PL4 8NF
South West Peninsula	Plymouth	Dental Access Centre, Nuffield Clinic, Baring Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8NQ
Thames Valley	Reading	Dental Access Centre, Welfare Clinic, School Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5AS
Greater Manchester	Rochdale	Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust, Dental Access Centre, 90 Whitehall Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 0ND
Shropshire and Staffordshire	Shropshire County	Dental Access Centre, Shropshire Area Health Authority, Health Centre, Victoria Road, Oswestry, SY11 2PQ
Shropshire and Staffordshire	Shropshire County	Dental Access Centre, Tenbury and District Hospital, Worcester Road, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8AP
Thames Valley	Slough	Dental Access Centre, NHS Walk-In Centre, Upton Hospital, Albert Street, Slough, SL1 2BJ
Dorset and Somerset	Somerset Coast	Bridgwater Dental Access Centre, Bridgwater Dental Clinic, Bridgwater Community Hospital, Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, TA6 5AH
Dorset and Somerset	Somerset Coast	Burnham Dental Access Centre, War Memorial Hospital, Love Lane, Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset, TA8 1ED
Dorset and Somerset	South Somerset	Dental Access Centre, Yeovil Dental Clinic, Summerlands Hospital Site, Preston Road Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BX
West Midlands South	South Warwickshire	Dental Access Centre, Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital, Heathcote Lane, Warwick, CV34 6SR
Thames Valley	South West Oxfordshire	Didcot Dental Access Centre, Didcot Hospital, Wantage Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 OAG
West Midlands South	South Worcestershire	Dental Access Centre, Osbourne Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1JE
West Midlands South	South Worcestershire	Dental Access Centre, Malvern Health Centre (Mobile), Victoria Park Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2JY
West Midlands South	South Worcestershire	Dental Access Centre, Victoria Health Centre, Victoria Park Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2JY
Hampshire and Isle Of Wight	Southampton City	Southampton Dental Access Centre, 31 University Road, Highfield, Southampton, S017 1TL
Cheshire and Merseyside	St Helens	Dental Access Centre, Central Dental Clinic, College Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1UH
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	Swindon	Dental Access Centre, Swindon Health Centre, Carfax Street, Swindon, SN1 1ED
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	Swindon	Swindon Dental Access Centre, West Swindon Health Centre, Link Avenue, Swindon,SN5 7DL
Shropshire and Staffordshire	Telford and Wrekin	Telford Dental Access Centre, Doseley Road North, Dawley, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3AL
Birmingham and The Black Country	Walsall Teaching	Dental Access Centre, NHS Walk-In Health Centre, 19–21 Digbeth, Walsall, WS1 1QZ
Cheshire and Merseyside	Warrington	Warrington Dental Access Centre, Unit 7–8 The Mall, Cockhedge Shopping Centre, Warrington, WA1 1QE
Cumbria and Lancashire	West Cumbria	Egremont Dental Access Centre, St. Bridgets Lane, Egremont, Cumbria, CA22 2BD
Cumbria and Lancashire	West Cumbria	Egremont Dental Access Centre, 55 Main Street, Egremont, Cumbria, CA22 2DB
North and East Yorkshire and Northern	West Hull	Hull NHS Dental Access Centre, 71–75 Jameson Street, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU1 3JF
Trent	West Lincolnshire	Lincoln Dental Access Centre, 134 Dixon Street, Lincoln, LN6 7TU
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire	West Norfolk	Dental Access Centre, 6 King Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1ES
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	West Wiltshire	Westbury Dental Access Centre, Westbury and District Hospital, The Butts, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3EL
Surrey and Sussex	Woking Area	Bournewood Community NHS Trust, Woking NHS Dental Access Centre, Woking Community Hospital, Heathside Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 7HS
North and East Yorkshire and Northern	Yorkshire Wolds and Coast	Withernsea Dental Access Centre, Withernsea Hospital, Queen Street, Withernsea, HU19 2OB
North and East Yorkshire and Northern	Yorkshire Wolds and Coast	Driffield Dental Access Centre, 8 Market Place, Driffield, North Humberside, YO25 6AP
North and East Yorkshire and Northern	Yorkshire Wolds and Coast	Pocklington Dental Access Centre, 14 Market Place, Pocklington, York, YO42 2AR

 
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Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dental access centres there are in England; and where they are situated. [32070]

Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for North-West Leicestershire (David Taylor) today.
 
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Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will make a statement on access to NHS dental treatment in the Chorley and South Ribble primary care trust area; [35488]

(2) what steps she is taking to increase the number of dentists accepting patients on the NHS in the Chorley and South Ribble primary care trust area. [35489]

 
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Ms Rosie Winterton: The number of dental practices in Chorley and South Ribble primary care trust (PCT) area is 30, of which 11 have open personal dental service (PDS) contracts.

Access has improved in 2005 and it is estimated that 51 per cent. of the local population are registered with a national health service dentist.

The Government is reforming NHS dentistry to create a locally focussed service which people can access where and when they need to. Major changes to improve access include:

A new contractual framework for dentists to be introduced in April 2006, based on PDS pilots that better promote oral health, improve access to services and improve the quality of dentists' working lives;

a programme which recruited the equivalent of 1,000 dentists by the end of October 2005 with the capacity to treat some 2 million people in areas of the country where access to dentistry needs improving;

53 dental access centres across the country where people can be treated without an appointment and without needing to be registered;

an advice service from NHS Direct to help people find a dentist who will provide NHS treatment.

These major changes have been supported by an unprecedented level of Government investment which is set to increase by 19 per cent. over two years (2005–06 over 2003–04). This will result in an extra spend of over £250 million a year in primary care dentistry.

From April 2006 under the new national contract, the PCT will be responsible for the commissioning of all dental services. Over the next two years (2006–07 and 2007–08) Chorley and South Ribble PCT will receive a cash increase of over £44.3 million (19.9 per cent.)

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists were employed in the public sector in each of the last 30 years. [37029]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The information requested in shown in the following table.
 
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The numbers of dentists employed in the hospital and community health service (HCHS), in England at 30 September each year.

	All HCHS dental staff	Hospital dental staff	Community health service dental staff
1975	3,792	1,673	2,119
1976	3,782	1,709	2,073
1977	3,739	1,784	1,955
1978	3,860	1,847	2,013
1979	3,888	1,893	1,995
1980	3,867	1,931	1,936
1981	3,867	1,934	1,933
1982	3,894	1,959	1,935
1983	3,876	1,937	1,939
1984	3,880	2,025	1,855
1985	3,907	2,043	1,864
1986	3,892	2,056	1,836
1987	3,711	1,950	1,761
1988	3,652	1,990	1,662
1989	3,655	2,010	1,645
1990	3,629	2,052	1,577
1991	3,479	2,010	1,469
1992	3,493	2,076	1,417
1993	3,462	2,070	1,392
1994	3,372	2,067	1,305
1995	3,456	2,139	1,317
1996	3,490	2,113	1,377
1997	3,567	2,188	1,379
1998	3,610	2,225	1,385
1999	3,616	2,248	1,368
2000	3,530	2,187	1,343
2001	3,532	2,184	1,348
2002	3,654	2,223	1,431
2003	3,763	2,245	1,518
2004	3,852	2,279	1,573

Source:
NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre Medical and Dental Workforce Census

The vast majority of general dental services and personal dental services dentists are self-employed contractors who provide services to patients on behalf of the national health service but are remunerated through public funds.

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