AQW 2383/22-27


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 29/06/2022
Answered On Date: 07/07/2022
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of dental practices that have (i) stopped; and (ii) started, treating NHS patients in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.


Answer:
Between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2022, 23 practices are no longer contracted to carry out health service dental work. Table 1 details this information, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Table 1: Dental premises no longer contracted to carry out health service dental work1 between 1st April 2016 and 31st March 2022
Health and Social Care Trust
Financial Year
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
Belfast
-
-
2
2
-
1
Northern
-
2
1
2
-
1
South Eastern
2
-
-
2
-
1
Southern
1
-
1
-
2
-
Western
-
-
-
-
2
1
Total
3
2
4
6
4
4
1 Although these practices have closed, they may have merged with other practices or transferred their patient lists to other dentists.
Between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2022, there have been 9 practices which have commenced carrying out Health Service dental work. Table 2 details this information broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Table 2: Dental premises that commenced carrying out health service dental work between 1st April 2016 and 31 March 2022
Health and Social Care Trust
Financial Year
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
Belfast
1
-
1
-
-
-
Northern
-
-
1
1
-
1
South Eastern
-
1
-
1
-
-
Southern
-
1
-
-
-
-
Western
-
-
1
-
-
-
Total
1
2
3
2
-
1