Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 31711
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 estimate he has made of the number of patients seeking emergency dental care in A&E in the South East of England.
Answer
Stephen KinnockIn 2023/24, there were 11,360 accident and emergency attendances of patients resident in South East England where there was a primary diagnosis related to dental issues. The data is from the Emergency Care Data Set, collected by NHS England.