Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 86718

Diagnosis: Standards

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to (a) promote earlier detection and (b) ensure (i) dentists, (ii) GPs and (iii) other frontline health professionals are (A) trained to identify early warning s

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The responsibility for commissioning primary care, including dentistry and diagnostic activity, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.Dentists and other dental professionals, inclu...

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