Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51077

Dental Services: Portsmouth North

Tabled: 8 May 2025
Answered: 15 May 2025

Question

Amanda Martin

LabourPortsmouth North

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) patient access to, (b) staff retention in and (c) recruitment to NHS dentistry in Portsmouth North constituency.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We are determined to rebuild National Health Service dentistry, but it will take time and there are no quick fixes. Strengthening the workforce is key to our ambitions.The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including NHS dentistry, to...

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