Access to NHS Dentists 2024-07-23
2024-07-23
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Q1
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North Norfolk has the lowest number of dentists per head in the country, and over 13 million people are unable to see a dentist due to Conservative party policies. North Norfolk has suffered from unallocated units of dental treatment being moved to other parts of the country.
What steps his Department plans to take to improve access to NHS dentists. As the Minister has alluded to, we in North Norfolk have suffered in particular from unallocated units of dental treatment being moved to other parts of the country. The integrated care board has been told that it will have to return this year's unused money to the Treasury. Will the Minister commit to protecting unallocated dental funds in my constituency?
Thanks to what the Conservative party has done to NHS dentistry over the past 14 years, a staggering 13 million people are unable to see a dentist. Our rescue plan will provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit dentists to areas that need them. We will rebuild the service for the longer term by reforming the dental contract. On the Monday after the general election, my right hon. Friend the Health Secretary met the British Dental Association to look at a range of issues around the long-term NHS contract, including units of dental activity.
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Commitment to protecting unallocated dental funds in North Norfolk
We Need To Ensure That We Have The Negotiations Rapidly
Let Us Not Forget That The Conservative Party Allowed The Nhs Contract To Atrophy
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Q2
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The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has been advocating for people across the constituency who lack dental access.
What assurances can the Minister provide that the important issues of infrastructure and housing will be linked together? As we look to build those much-needed 1.5 million homes across the country, it is vital to make sure that we do not have more dental deserts and that we have the infrastructure we need. How will he work in a cross-departmental way to ensure we achieve that?
I thank my hon. Friend for her question, and warmly welcome her to her place and congratulate her on her election. The key aspects of our dental rescue plan include 700,000 more appointments through extra funding that we will generate by cracking down on tax dodgers and closing other loopholes. We will incentivise new graduate dentists to come to areas that are underserved to ensure that we plug the gaps—there will be golden hellos to make that happen.
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Linking infrastructure and housing with dental access
We Are Working Hard On Things Like Supervised Toothbrushing For Three To Five-Year-Olds, Because Prevention Is Always Better Than Cure
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The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has been advocating for people across the constituency who lack dental access.
I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and his fantastic team on taking their new place on the Government Front Bench. I also thank my right hon. Friend for his advocacy in the last Parliament for people across my constituency who lack dental access. What assurances can the Minister provide that the important issues of infrastructure and housing will be linked together? As we look to build those much-needed 1.5 million homes across the country, it is vital to make sure that we do not have more dental deserts and that we have the infrastructure we need. How will he work in a cross-departmental way to ensure we achieve that?
I thank my hon. Friend for her question, and warmly welcome her to her place and congratulate her on her election. The key aspects of our dental rescue plan include 700,000 more appointments through extra funding that we will generate by cracking down on tax dodgers and closing other loopholes. We will incentivise new graduate dentists to come to areas that are underserved to ensure that we plug the gaps—there will be golden hellos to make that happen.
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Assessment & feedback
Linking infrastructure and housing with dental access
We Are Working Hard On Things Like Supervised Toothbrushing For Three To Five-Year-Olds, Because Prevention Is Always Better Than Cure
Response accuracy