Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 2207

Dental Services: South West

Tabled: 29 July 2024

Answered: 2 September 2024

Question

Sarah Gibson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) financially support and (b) improve local access to NHS dental practices in South West England.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when 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 rebui...

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