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Baroness Merron (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 March 2025

Debate

NHS Dentistry

Contribution

I can assure the noble Lord that I took his comments in good heart, which is exactly how they were intended. He touches on an important point, which is that this is not just about the number of dentists but about how many units of NHS dentistry they are doing. Again, we are very aware of that—which goes to the noble Lord’s question earlier as well—and we are seeking to resolve it through the reform of the contract. We have found that the previous Government’s dental recovery plan did not go far enough, because it has left many people still struggling to get an NHS appointment. The noble Lord asked about conversations with the Treasury, but perhaps some of that speaks for itself in that we have a rescue plan providing more urgent dental appointments. We are reforming the dental contract and not waiting to make improvements, because we are already increasing access and incentivising the workforce to deliver more NHS care.

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