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
Labour — Portsmouth 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 KinnockWe 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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