Written question WQ84622
- Asked by
- Russell GeorgeConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
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- Answered
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Question
Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of NHS dentists by Senedd constituency?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
The Welsh Government holds this data at Health Board level only. This is published here: Current contract (gov.wales) and population estimates are published here: Local health boards (gov.wales). The table below summarises the published data:
Total number of dentists with NHS activity and dentists per 10,000 population 2020-21 (a) (b)
Local Health Board
Dentists
Population
Dentists per 10,000 population
Betsi Cadwaladr UHB
316
703,361
4.5
Powys THB
65
133,030
4.9
Hywel Dda UHB
157
389,719
4.0
Swansea Bay UHB
220
390,949
5.6
Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB
244
449,836
5.4
Aneurin Bevan UHB
295
598,194
4.9
Cardiff and Vale UHB
261
504,497
5.2
Wales
1,389
3,169,586
4.4
Source NHS Digital ONS mid-year population estimates 2020
(a) Dental workforce data presented here shows the total number of dentists with any NHS activity recorded between 1 April and 31 March. Note that this is a headcount; whole time equivalent data is not available.
(b) Figures are unique counts. So a person who has a contract in more than one local health board (LHB) would appear once against each LHB. Therefore the figures cannot be summed by LHB.