Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S2W-12428 · Session 2

How many NHS dental patients have been deregistered in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board area.

Answered Asked by Roseanna Cunningham SNP Lodged 19 Nov 2004

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS dental patients have been deregistered in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board area.

The answer

Answered by Rhona Brankin on 24 Dec 2004 · 35 days after it was lodged, 18 days after it was due

The information is provided inthe following table , which show all NHS patients whose registration status indicated“withdrawn”.
Number of NHS Patients whoseRegistration Status Shows “Withdrawn”1; April 1999 to March 2004
NHS board of practice
where patient is
registered
| 1999-2000
| 2000-01
| 2001-02
| 2002-03
| 2003-04

Ayrshire and Arran
| 312
| 350
| 206
| 189
| 192

Borders
| 118
| 98
| 148
| 4,269
| 7,076

Argyll and Clyde
| 210
| 201
| 147
| 130
| 344

Fife
| 608
| 441
| 502
| 572
| 862

Greater Glasgow
| 575
| 598
| 753
| 1,525
| 496

Highland
| 285
| 1,587
| 4,536
| 222
| 218

Lanarkshire
| 511
| 425
| 438
| 365
| 718

Grampian
| 2,518
| 2,030
| 2,441
| 7,517
| 4,340

Orkney
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 50
| 34

Lothian
| 404
| 367
| 350
| 2,279
| 2,709

Tayside
| 335
| 305
| 610
| 1,139
| 848

Forth Valley
| 436
| 253
| 238
| 359
| 319

Western Isles
| 57
| 60
| 54
| 27
| 37

Dumfries and Galloway
| 791
| 112
| 590
| 1,057
| 826

Shetl

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