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Dental Commissioning Statistics, England – December 2012

ngreasley — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:30:40 +0000

These statistics show the volume of units of dental activity (UDAs) commissioned by Primary Care Trusts as at the end of each quarter, for the proceeding 12 months.

The figures are broken down into two groups:

UDAs commissioned where the dental service is being provided;

UDAs commissioned in contracts not yet delivering services (for example, where a new contract has been signed but the dental activity has not yet started).

This data shows the number of Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) commissioned as at 31 December 2012.

Key findings this quarter:

All 151 Commissioners (PCTs and Care Trusts) returned data.

89.7 million UDAs have been commissioned as at 31 Decemeber 2012.

This is 267,000 higher (0.3% increase) than the UDAs commissioned compared to the previous year, and 361,000 higher (0.4% increase) compared to the previous quarter.

UDAs commissioned but not yet delivering services represents 0.3% (258,000) of all UDAs commissioned this quarter.

Please note when opening this dental commissioning data PCT CSV file with Excel, or when importing this CSV file into another application, the cell value for organisational code “5E1″ (Stockton on Tees PCT) may be interpreted as a numeric rather than alphanumeric value and transformed into the following result “5.00e+1″ or “50″. You will need to check and amend this value if you intend using the PCT organisational code in any analysis.

GP Patient Survey Dental Statistics; July to September 2012, England

ngreasley — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:30:30 +0000

In the most recent period (July to September 2012), 1.4 million adults were asked about access to NHS dentistry in the previous two years. Participants were asked if they had tried to obtain an appointment with an NHS dentist, and if so, whether it was with a practice they had been to before and had they been successful. They were also asked what their overall experience was of NHS dentistry. Patients who hadn’t tried to obtain an NHS dentist in the previous two years were asked to select the main reason why they hadn’t tried.

The results from the survey responses are presented here at national (England), Strategic Health Authority (SHA) and Primary Care Trust (PCT) level.

Main results:

1.4 million adults contacted, 475,000 replies received with a response rate of 34.8%
Of all respondents asked, 60% stated they have tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years.
Of those that tried to get an appointment in the last two years, the success rate in getting an appointment was 94%.
Success in getting an NHS dental appointment was lower for those going to a practice they had not been to before, younger adults and for ethnic minorities.
83% of respondents who tried to get an appointment in the last two years rated their NHS dental experience as positive (47% very good and 36% fairly good);
Of the 40% who did not try to get an appointment with an NHS dentist in the last two years, 22% had not tried at all and 18% last tried over 2 years ago.
The main reason given for not trying to get an appointment was “not needed to visit the dentist” which was mentioned by a fifth of adults (20%) who did not try.
38% of those who did not try to get an NHS dental appointment gave private dentistry as the reason, 19% stating they prefer private dentistry and 18% staying when their dentist move from NHS to private.
14% of the respondents, who didn’t try to get an NHS dental appointment, gave their reason as “I didn’t think I could get an NHS dental appointment”.

The accompanying report below, provides a summary of the results, at a national and SHA level and gives comparisons to the previous year.

Further breakdowns of these figures can be found in the tables below, together with a copy of the question responses from the dental section of the survey.

For full results of the GP Patient Survey and the questions used, see the GP Patient Survey website.

Download data

Summary tables: GP Patient Survey Dental Statistics July-Sept 2012 (XLS, 621K)

Question Responses (CSV, 51K)

1. Success in getting an NHS dental appointment at SHA and PCT level (CSV, 23K)

2. Success by age and by gender at SHA and PCT level (CSV, 32K)

3. Success by ethnicity and by work status at SHA level (CSV, 7K)

4. Success by ethnicity and by work status at PCT level (CSV, 27K)

5. Success by whether it is a practice they have been to before at SHA and PCT level (CSV, 12K)

6. Overall experience of NHS dental services (CSV, 6K)

7. Reason for not trying to get an NHS dental appointment (CSV, 29K)

Archive – Previous GP Patient Survey Dental results

Summary Report

GP Patient Survey Dental Results Summary; July to September 2012 (PDF, 154K)

Pre-release access list

Pre release access list for GP Patient Survery Dental Statistics (PDF, 10K)

Contacts

To contact the Media Centre, please refer to the Department of Health’s website for the relevant contact details: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130402153552oe_/http://mediacentre.dh.gov.uk/about/

Dental Commissioning Statistics, England – September 2012

ngreasley — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:30:54 +0000

These statistics show the volume of units of dental activity (UDAs) commissioned by Primary Care Trusts as at the end of each quarter, for the proceeding 12 months.

The figures are broken down into two groups:

UDAs commissioned where the dental service is being provided;

UDAs commissioned in contracts not yet delivering services (for example, where a new contract has been signed but the dental activity has not yet started).

This data shows the number of Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) commissioned as at 30 September 2012.

Key findings this quarter:

All 151 Commissioners (PCTs and Care Trusts) returned data.

89.3 million UDAs have been commissioned as at 30 Septmeber 2012.

This is 108,000 higher (0.12% increase) than the UDAs commissioned compared to the previous year, and 234,000 higher (0.26% increase) compared to the previous quarter.

UDAs commissioned but not yet delivering services represents 0.2% (166,000) of all UDAs commissioned this quarter. This is the smallest count and percentage since the collection started in June 2007.

Download data

Dental commissioning data for quarter ending 30 September 2012 (XLS, 60K)

Dental commissioning data PCT for quarter ending 30 September 2012 (CSV, 11K)

Dental commissioning data SHA for quarter ending 30 September 2012 (CSV, 2K)

Archive – Previous Quarters Dental Commissioning Statistics

PCT Guidance

Download latest guidance on NHS dental contracts (PDF,46K)

Pre-release access list

Pre-release access list for dental commissioning data DC01 (PDF, 10K)

Dental Commissioning Statistics, England – June 2012

ngreasley — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:30:27 +0000

These statistics show the volume of units of dental activity (UDAs) commissioned by Primary Care Trusts as at the end of each quarter, for the proceeding 12 months.

The figures are broken down into two groups:

UDAs commissioned where the dental service is being provided;

UDAs commissioned in contracts not yet delivering services (for example, where a new contract has been signed but the dental activity has not yet started).

This data shows the number of Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) commissioned as at 30 June 2012.

Key findings this quarter:

All 151 Commissioners (PCTs and Care Trusts) returned data.

89.1 million UDAs have been commissioned as at 30 June 2012.

This represents an decrease of 686,000 (0.76%) on the UDAs commissioned as at 31 March 2012.

The total UDAs commissioned as at 30 June 2012 is 87,000 higher (0.10% increase) than the UDAs commissioned as at 30 June 2011.

Download data

Dental commissioning data for quarter ending 30 June 2012 (XLS, 64K)

Dental commissioning data PCT for quarter ending 30 June 2012 (CSV, 18K)

Dental commissioning data SHA for quarter ending 30 June 2012 (CSV, 2K)

Archive – Previous Quarters Dental Commissioning Statistics

PCT Guidance

Download latest guidance on NHS dental contracts (PDF,46K)

Pre-release access list

Pre-release access list for dental commissioning data DC01 (PDF, 11K)

GP Patient Survey Dental Statistics; January to March 2012, England

ngreasley — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:30:25 +0000

Due to a number of changes to the questionnaire and survey methodology, it is not possible to make direct comparisons of the dental results below with the previous results, even where questions remain the same.

For more information on these changes see the GP Patient Survey website

In the most recent period (January to March 2012), 1.4 million adults were asked about access to NHS dentistry in the previous two years. Participants were asked if they had tried to obtain an appointment with an NHS dentist, and if so, whether it was with a practice they had been to before and had they been successful. They were also asked what their overall experience was of NHS dentistry. Patients who hadn’t tried to obtain an NHS dentist in the previous two years were asked to select the main reason why they hadn’t tried.

The results from the survey responses are presented here at national (England), Strategic Health Authority (SHA) and Primary Care Trust (PCT) level.

Main results:

510,000 responses, 38% of the 1.4 million people contacted.
60% of adults in the survey tried to obtain an appointment with an NHS dentist in the two year period prior to answering the question in January to March 2012.
93% of respondents who tried to obtain an appointment within the past two years said they were successful (a success rate of 95%, when excluding those who didn’t remember the outcome).
Respondents who tried more recently were more successful. 95% of respondents trying within the past three months and within the past six months stated they were successful (96% success rate excluding can’t remember respondents).
85% of respondents tried to make an appointment with a dental practice they had previously attended. Of those who went on to answer whether they successfully made the appointment, 97% stated they did
For the 12% of patients who sought appointments with a new dental practice in the last two years, 77% were successful, 21% were unsuccessful and 3% couldn’t remember the outcome;
North East SHA area had the largest percentage of the adult population seeking an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, at 67%, whilst South Central SHA had the smallest, where 53% sought an NHS appointment.
Success in getting an appointment. North East SHA and East of England SHA had the largest percentage, with 95% stating they were successful over the last two years. London SHA had the lowest percentage with 89%.
For patients seeking an appointment in the last two years at a practice they had not been to before, East of England had the largest percentage successful, with 82%, Yorkshire and Humber had the smallest (69%).

Overall Experience of NHS Dentistry:

83% of respondents rated their overall experience as positive (47% very good and 37% fairly good).
This increased to 87% when looking at those who had been to the practice before, compared to 63% for those who were new to the practice.

Adults who have not tried to get an NHS appointment in the last two years:

40% of respondents did not try to get an appointment with an NHS dentist in the last two years.
The most frequent reason was ‘Not needed to visit a dentist’, which was mentioned by 19.3% of adults not trying for an NHS dental appointment in the previous two years.
This followed closely by ‘Stayed with their dentist when changed from NHS to private’, with 19.2% and ‘I prefer to go to a private dentist’ with 19.0% of the share.

Further breakdowns of these figures can be found in the summary tables below, together with a copy of the results from the dental section of the survey.

For full results of the GP Patient Survey and the questions used, see the GP Patient Survey website.

Download data

Summary tables: GP Patient Survey Dental Statistics Jan-Mar 2012 (XLS, 1234K)

Question Responses (CSV, 51K)

1. Success in getting an NHS dental appointment at SHA and PCT level (CSV, 23K)

2. Success by age and by gender at SHA and PCT level (CSV, 32K)

3. Success by ethnicity and by work status at SHA level (CSV, 7K)

4. Success by ethnicity and by work status at PCT level (CSV, 27K)

5. Success by whether it is a practice they have been to before at SHA and PCT level (CSV, 12K)

6. Overall experience of NHS dental services (CSV, 6K)

7. Reason for not trying to get an NHS dental appointment (CSV, 29K)

Archive – Previous GP Patient Survey Dental results

Pre-release access list

Pre release access list for GP Patient Survery Dental Statistics (PDF, 10K)

Contacts

Dental Commissioning Statistics, England – March 2012

ngreasley — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:30:23 +0000

These statistics show the volume of units of dental activity (UDAs) commissioned by Primary Care Trusts as at the end of each quarter, for the proceeding 12 months.

The figures are broken down into two groups:

UDAs commissioned where the dental service is being provided;

UDAs commissioned in contracts not yet delivering services (for example, where a new contract has been signed but the dental activity has not yet started).

This data shows the number of Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) commissioned as at 31 March 2012.

Key findings this quarter:

All 151 Commissioners (PCTs and Care Trusts) returned data.

89.8 million UDAs have been commissioned as at 31 March 2012.

This represents an increase of 358,000 (0.40%) on the UDAs commissioned as at 31 December 2011.

Download data

Dental commissioning data for quarter ending 31 March 2012 (XLS, 107K)

Dental commissioning data PCT for quarter ending 31 March 2012 (CSV, 14K)

Dental commissioning data SHA for quarter ending 31 March 2012 (CSV, 2K)

Archive – Previous Quarters Dental Commissioning Statistics

PCT Guidance

Download latest guidance on NHS dental contracts (PDF,46K)

Pre-release access list

Pre-release access list for dental commissioning data DC01 (PDF, 11K)

Dental commissioning statistics, quarter ending December 2011

tguinnessy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:41:18 +0000

These statistics were not published at the scheduled time of 09.30 because of technical problems with the DH website. We regret any inconvenience to users of the statistics.

This data shows the number of Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) commissioned as at 31st December 2011.

Key findings this quarter:

All 151 Commissioners (PCTs and Care Trusts) returneddata.

89.4 million UDAs have been commissioned as at 31st December 2011.

This represents an increase of 254,000 (0.28%) on the UDAs commissioned as at 30th September 2011.

Please note when opening this Sept 11 PCT CSV file with Excel, or when importing this CSV file into another application, the cell value for organisational code “5E1″ (Stockton on Tees PCT) may be interpreted as a numeric rather than alphanumeric value and transformed into the following result “5.00e+1″ or “50″. You will need to check and amend this value if you intend using the PCT organisational code in any analysis”.

NHS Dental Commissioning – Pre-release list May 2012 (PDF,12K)

Download dental commissioning data for quarter ending 31 December 2011 (XLS, 92K)

Download dental commissioning data PCT for quarter ending 31 December 2011 2011 (CSV, 17K)

Download dental commissioning data SHA for quarter ending 31 December 2011 (CSV,2K)

Archive – Previous Quarters Dental Commissioning Statistics