To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists have left the NHS since the announcement of the new dental services contract in each of the last five years in (a) England and (b) Westmorland and Lonsdale.
holding answer
The following table shows the numbers of leavers and new entrants in England and in Westmoreland and Lonsdale as at
of which: | ||||
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England | Westmorland and Lonsdale | |||
Complete leaver | Complete new entrant | Complete leaver | Complete new entrant | |
2001 | 1,207 | 1,747 | 2 | 4 |
2002 | 1,352 | 1,523 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 1,236 | 1,474 | 4 | 3 |
2004 | 1,224 | 1,632 | 2 | 1 |
2005 | 1,097 | 2,283 | 1 | 1 |
Notes:
1.Complete leaver means dentist had an open contract in September of year one but no GDS or PDS contract in England in September of year two"
2.Complete new entrant means dentist had an open contract in September of year two but no GDS or PDS contract in England in September of year one"
3.This includes all notifications up to
4.Areas have been defined using the Office of National Statistics all fields postcode directory—May 2005.
Source:
Dental Practice Board
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