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Written question asked by Tony Wright (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 March 2008. It was answered by Ann Keen (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 March 2008 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dental Services: Waiting Lists

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the waiting times were for orthodontic treatment in the last period for which figures are available, broken down by primary care trust area.
Answer

Data are not centrally collected on waiting times for orthodontic treatment provided in primary care.Information is available on average hospital waiting times from referral to first out-patient appointment broken down by specialty up to and including the period ending September 2007-08. For information for the period ending September 2007-08, I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for North-West Cambridgeshire (Mr. Vara) on 11 December 2007, Official Report, column 510W.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
192577; 473 c264W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Dental services Waiting lists
Link
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