Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

‘Any chance I could have the figures for root canal treatment from your

archive for 2004-5 financial year?

Or 2005 annual year?’

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 6 September 2024.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Our response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.

Data provided for 2004-05 financial year for the different types of root canal treatments provided and their associated cost as per items of service, as dental contractual arrangements were at this time.

The information within the report includes the data items and descriptions listed below.

YEAR

The financial year the data refers to.

COUNTRY

The country in which the treatment was provided.

AGEGROUP

The age group of the patient, based on the age of the patient at the start of a course of treatment.

Quantity

The number of occurrences of the item

Cost(£)

The amount re-imbursed to the dentist for carrying out the treatment.

ITEM

The two digit code associated with the treatment code.

Treatment Code

The code associated with the treatment description provided.

Treatment Description

A description of the treatment provided. Please note that a course of treatment can comprise one or more treatments.

Data Queries

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing, the data please contact foidata@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

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The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2024” Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

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