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The
number
of
adult
courses
of
treatment
increased
by
1
million
or
4%
in
the
five
years
to
2002
-
03
(B1)
General Dental Service: Selected statistics
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The
total
number
of
patient
contacts
in
screening
programmes
has
fallen
from
3.1
million
in
1995
-
96
to
1.8
million
in
2001
-
02
.
Some
screening
is
now
done
in
the
Personal
Dental
Service
(
PDS
)
.
(B10)
Community Health and Prevention: Community Dental Service activity
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The
number
of
initial
patient
contacts
for
dental
treatment
was
0.6
million
in
2001
-
02
,
a
decrease
of
about
0.5
million
on
1995
-
96
.
Since
October
1998,
some
patient
care
has
been
transferred
from
the
CDS
to
the
PDS
.
(B10)
Community Health and Prevention: Community Dental Service activity
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2.0
million
patients
were
seen
for
their
first
outpatient
appointment
in
the
quarter
ending
September
2003
following
referral
from
their
GP.
(B19)
Outpatient Waiting Times: Patients seen following GP written referral and time waited from referral to consultation - Quarter ended 30 September 2003
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Between
1992
-
93
and
1998
-
99
the
number
of
hospital
occupied
bed
days
commissioned
for
people
with
a
mental
illness
fell
by
20%
to
11.2
million
.
(B21)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Hospital and community occupied bed days commissioned for people with a mental illness
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During
the
same
period
,
occupied
bed
days
commissioned
in
the
community
for
people
with
a
mental
illness
rose
by
85%
to
4.4
million
.
(B21)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Hospital and community occupied bed days commissioned for people with a mental illness
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In
2002
-
03
,
Primary
Care
Trusts
and
Health
Authorities
in
England
paid
for
9.7
million
NHS
sight
tests
,
a
decrease
of
1
.
5
%
on
2001
-
02
and
75%
increase
on
1992
-
93
.
This
is
the
first
year
NHS
sight
test
numbers
have
fallen
.
(B3)
General Ophthalmic Services: Selected statistics
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In
2002
-
03
,
3.5
million
vouchers
were
reimbursed
,
a
decrease
of
3
.
7
%
on
2001
-
02
and
an
increase
of
9%
on
1992
-
93
.
The
number
of
vouchers
reimbursed
by
HAs
(
previously
FHSAs
)
increased
between
the
first
full
year
of
the
scheme
(
1987
-
88
)
and
1996
-
97
.
(B3)
General Ophthalmic Services: Selected statistics
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617
million
prescription
items
were
dispensed
in
2002,
an
increase
of
23%
over
1997.
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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The
net
ingredient
cost
of
all
prescription
items
in
2002
was
£
6
,
847
million
,
an
increase
of
57%
or
38%
in
real
terms
over
1997.
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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In
2002
2.98
million
contact
hours
of
home
help
and
home
care
were
provided
to
around
366,800
households
.
(C5)
Adults: Contact hours of home help and home care provided, by sector
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Around
30
major
publicly
funded
capital
schemes
,
each
with
a
total
cost
over
£
2
.
5
million
,
were
completed
on
site
during
2002
-
2003
.
(E3)
Analysis of strategic health authority, NHS trust and primary care trust expenditure (year end 31 March)
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The
NHS
Purchasing
and
Supply
Agency
achieved
savings
of
£
228
million
on
behalf
of
the
NHS
during
2002
-
2003
.
(E3)
Analysis of strategic health authority, NHS trust and primary care trust expenditure (year end 31 March)
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