Table 1 shows information on the number of national health service dentists as at 31 March 1997 and 2004 to 2006 for the areas requested, based on the old contractual arrangements.
The latest workforce information, as at 30 June, 30 September and 31 December 2006, is based on the new contractual arrangements, introduced on 1 April 2006, and is available at primary care trust (PCT), strategic health authority (SHA) and England level. This information is provided in Table 2. To provide these data at constituency level would incur disproportionate cost. Data based on the old contractual arrangements are not directly comparable to those under the new contractual arrangements.
Information is taken from the following reports:
NHS Dental Activity and Workforce Report, England: 31 March 2006
NHS Dental Statistics for England Quarter 3, 31 December 2006.
Both reports are available in the Library.
1997 2004 2005 2006 Arundel and South Downs constituency 29 23 23 22 Adur, Arun and Worthing PCT 90 120 138 154 Crawley PCT 48 65 83 99 Horsham and Chanctonbury PCT 51 69 72 69 Mid-Sussex PCT 67 110 118 129 Western Sussex PCT 67 88 95 98 Notes: 1. Dentists consist of principals, assistants and trainees. Information on NHS dentistry in the community dental service, in hospitals and in prisons is excluded. 2. A dentist can provide as little or as much NHS treatment as he or she chooses or has agreed within the contract. In some cases an NHS dentist may be listed to carry out NHS work but may not do so for a given period. 3. Information is based on NHS dentists on PCT lists from the BSA. 4. PCT boundaries are as at 30 September 2006. 5. The PCTs listed are those that now form West Sussex PCT as a result of the 1 October 2006 PCT boundary changes. 6. Constituency boundaries may have changed over time therefore these data may not be directly comparable. Source: The Information Centre for health and social care. NHS Business Services Authority (BSA).
2006 30 June 30 September 31 December West Sussex PCT 477 478 474 Notes: 1. A performer is defined as a dentist who has been set up on the BSA payments online (POL) system by the PCT to work under an open contract during the relevant time period. 2. Data provided are a count of the individuals listed as performers on open contracts within a PCT, including orthodontists. 3. A dentist can provide as little or as much NHS treatment as he or she chooses or has agreed within the contract. In some cases an NHS dentist may be listed to carry out NHS work but may not do so for a given period. 4. Data consists of performers in general dental services (GDS), personal dental services (PDS) and trust-led dental services. 5. PCT boundaries are as at 1 October 2006. 6. The PCTs listed are those that now form West Sussex PCT as a result of the 1 October 2006 PCT boundary changes. 7. Dentists will be counted more than once if they have contracts in more than one PCT. Source: The Information Centre for health and social care. NHS Business Services Authority.
Table 1 shows information on the number of adult and child patients registered with a national health service dentist for the areas requested as at 31 March 1997 and 2004 to 2006, based on the old contractual arrangements and under the PCT boundaries as at 30 September 2006.
Under the new dental contractual arrangements, introduced on 1 April 2006, registration data are no longer collected centrally. Instead, there is a new measure on patients seen within the previous 24 months. The latest information on total numbers of patients seen within the previous 24 months is provided in table 2. Information in table 2 is under the primary care trust (PCT) boundaries as at 1 October 2006. To provide these data at constituency level would incur disproportionate cost.
Information is taken from the following reports:
NHS Dental Activity and Workforce Report, England: 31 March 2006
NHS Dental Statistics for England Quarter 3, 31 December 2006.
Both reports are available in the Library.
Table 1: General dental services (GDS) and personal dental services (PDS): Numbers of adult and child patients registered with an NHS dentist in the specified constituency and PCTs as at 31 March each year1997200420052006AdultsChildrenAdultsChildrenAdultsChildrenAdultsChildrenArundel and South Downs constituency26,3219,94217,1338,66516,3088,07616,1957,948Adur, Arun and Worthing PCT95,51729,76772,81631,74271,52931,38676,56432,367Crawley PCT25,74614,77821,87315,15520,95114,16828,53416,908Horsham and Chanctonbury PCT47,14218,63533,14116,91534,48616,95337,42917,847Mid-Sussex PCT56,44422,81048,10524,54245,74223,77947,79023,677Western Sussex PCT72,27923,18671,90027,05768,37925,85463,63924,716 Notes: 1. Child patient registrations are aged 0 to 17 and adults are aged 18 and over. 2. PCT boundaries are as at 30 September 2006. 3. The PCTs listed are those that now form West Sussex PCT as a result of the 1 October 2006 PCT boundary changes. 4. Constituency boundaries may have changed over time therefore these data may not be directly comparable. Source: The Information Centre for health and social care. NHS Business Services Authority.
30 June 2006 30 September 2006 31 December 2006 Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child West Sussex PCT 292,188 126,918 290,952 126,826 290,443 126,953 Notes: 1. PCT boundaries are as at 1 October 2006. 2. Patients have been identified by using surname, first initial, gender and date of birth. 3. The age of the patient as at the last day of the 24 month period is used to allocate between adult or child in the most recent form processed. 4. Child patient registrations are aged 0-17 and adults are aged 18 and over. Source: The Information Centre for health and social care. NHS Business Services Authority.