Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 31710

Dental Services: South East

Tabled: 13 February 2025

Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce vacancies for NHS dental staff in the South East of England.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild den...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 31710) →