Written question asked by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 14 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 November 2005. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 December 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients are on the waiting list of the Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust (PCT) for allocation to an NHS dentist; and how many patients of Morecambe Bay PCT are being treated in other PCT areas.

Answer: The information relating to the number of patients on the waiting list of Morecambe Bay primary care trust for allocation to a national health service dentist is not held centrally.The number of patients living in the Morecambe Bay PCT area registered with a dentist outside the PCT area is 4,521."Note:" These areas have been defined using the Office of National Statistics all field postcodes Directory May 2005."Source:" Dental Practice Board.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 440 c2711W; 29319
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Dental services Patients Registration Waiting lists Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk