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Dept of Health

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Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) mean and (b) maximum waiting times for elective admissions for dental treatment were in (i) England and (ii) each region in each of the last six years. [138410] Mr. Hutton: The table shows the number of patients waiting over 12 months for elective inpatient admission in dentistry specialties (oral surgery, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry and orthodontics) and the average waiting times for those specialties. Patients waiting for elective admission for dentistry specialties1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England/Region/ Patients waiting over 12 months Median waiting times (months) Strategic Health Authority March 1997-98 England 3,397 3.4 Northern and Yorkshire 132 3.2 Trent 262 3.1 West Midlands 29 2.8 North West 176 2.8 Eastern 966 4.4 London 816 4.4 South East 817 3.7 South West 199 2.7 March 1998-99 England 1,654 2.8 Northern and Yorkshire 11 2.7 Trent 140 2.8 West Midlands 42 2.5 North West 172 2.5 Eastern 468 3.1 London 428 3.1 South East 340 3.3 South West 53 2.4 March 1999-00 England 943 2.5 Northern and Yorkshire 11 2.3 Trent 102 2.7 West Midlands 10 2.3 North West 116 2.3 Eastern 202 2.6 London 236 2.5 South East 206 2.6 South West 60 2.4 March 2000-01 England 683 2.3 Northern and Yorkshire 0 2.2 Trent 3 2.2 West Midlands 11 2.2 North West 87 2.2 Eastern 124 2.4 London 175 2.3 South East 181 2.3 South West 102 2.2 March 2001-02 England 235 2.2 Northern and Yorkshire 0 2.2 Trent 1 2.1 West Midlands 5 2.1 North West 44 2.2 Eastern 38 2.2 London 44 2.1 South East 78 2.4 South West 25 2.2 March 2002-03 England 0 2.3 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire HA 0 2.3 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire HA 0 2.6 Essex HA 0 2.3 North West London HA 0 2.4 North Central London HA 0 2.2 North East London HA 0 2.4 South East London HA 0 2.1 South West London HA 0 2.1 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 0 2.0 County Durham and Tees Valley 0 1.9 North and East Yorkshire and Northern 0 2.1 Lincolnshire HA West Yorkshire HA 0 2.9 Cumbria and Lancashire HA 0 2.2 Greater Manchester HA 0 2.1 Cheshire and Merseyside HA 0 2.2 Thames Valley HA 0 2.6 Hampshire and Isle of Wight HA 0 2.4 Kent and Medway HA 0 2.2 Surrey and Sussex HA 0 2.5 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire HA 0 2.3 South West Peninsula HA 0 2.3 Somerset and Dorset HA 0 1.8 South Yorkshire HA 0 2.2 Trent HA 0 2.2 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 0 2.2 HA Shropshire and Staffordshire HA 0 2.4 Birmingham and The Black Country HA 0 2.1 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and 0 2.0 Worcestershire HA September 2003-04 England2 0 2.4 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire HA 0 2.4 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire HA 0 2.5 Essex HA 0 2.4 North West London HA 0 2.4 North Central London HA 0 2.7 North East London HA 0 2.4 South East London HA 0 2.5 South West London HA 0 2.2 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 0 2.5 County Durham and Tees Valley 0 2.2 North and East Yorkshire and Northern 0 2.3 Lincolnshire HA West Yorkshire HA 0 3.2 Cumbria and Lancashire HA 0 2.1 Greater Manchester HA2 0 2.2 Cheshire and Merseyside HA2 0 2.2 Thames Valley HA 0 2.5 Hampshire and Isle of Wight HA 0 2.8 Kent and Medway HA 0 2.1 Surrey and Sussex HA 0 2.5 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire HA 0 2.6 South West Peninsula HA 0 2.4 Somerset and Dorset HA 0 2.0 South Yorkshire HA 0 2.2 Trent HA 0 2.3 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 0 2.3 HA Shropshire and Staffordshire HA 0 2.3 Birmingham and The Black Country HA 0 2.0 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and 0 2.1 Worcestershire HA _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Department of Health form QF01. Note: 1 Dentistry specialties include oral surgery, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry and orthodontics. 2 Data is incomplete for September 2003 due to issues arising in Cheshire and Merseyside HA, this may affect data for England, Greater Manchester HA and Cheshire and Merseyside HA. Data prior to 2002/3 is based on England and Regional Office area, after that it is based on England and Strategic Health Authority.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

138410; 413 c1375-7W;413 c1371-3W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Dental services Hospitals Economic regions Waiting lists Surgery

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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