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Nhs Dentists In Shrewsbury

EDM number 919 in 2002-03, proposed by Paul Marsden on 19/03/2003.

That this House is concerned that only one dental practice out of 24 in Shrewsbury and Atcham is accepting new NHS patients; notes that there are 8,700 fewer people in Shropshire registered with an NHS dentist in 2002 than in 1998; believes that the dental access centres are useful as an emergency, one-off treatment centre but are no substitute for an adequate number of NHS dentists that patients can register with; acknowledges Shropshire County Primary Care Trust's failed attempts to recruit new NHS dentists; notes comments from their Acting Chief Executive that the increasing trend towards private sector working with a reduced workload has led to a shortage of dentists; particularly in areas distant from large cities with dental schools; and urges the Government to intervene to ensure that all patients who wish to register with an NHS dentist are able to do so.

This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Paul Marsden19/03/2003Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratProposed
Evan Harris19/03/2003Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heath19/03/2003Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Burstow19/03/2003Sutton & CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Gidley19/03/2003RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Allan19/03/2003Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones20/03/2003Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Vincent Cable20/03/2003TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock25/03/2003Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis25/03/2003Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Paul Keetch26/03/2003HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George26/03/2003St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones02/04/2003CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes07/04/2003ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Tyler11/04/2003North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
David Rendel04/06/2003NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Matthew Taylor10/06/2003Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned

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