NHS Dental Contracting Framework

Part of Health and Social Care – in the House of Commons am ar 23 Gorffennaf 2024.

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Photo of Wes Streeting Wes Streeting Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

I welcome my hon. Friend; he certainly has big shoes to fill in Sunderland Central and is a worthy successor to his predecessor. He is absolutely right that alongside contract reform we need urgent action. That is why we committed to providing 700,000 additional urgent appointments and recruiting dentists to where they are most needed, and I am delighted to report that dentists stand ready to assist. We are working with the BDA urgently to get those appointments up and running as soon as possible, and we will keep the House informed on progress as we do.