Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114670
Dental Services: Dorking and Horley
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat — Dorking and Horley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (1) help tacklethe number of NHS dental practices in and around Dorking and Horley that are not accepting new NHS patients; and (2) increase access to NHS den
Answer
Stephen KinnockPatients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may attend. Some dental practices...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 114670) →