Dental Services: Gosport

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered am ar 2 Medi 2024.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Caroline Dinenage Caroline Dinenage Ceidwadwyr, Gosport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase access to NHS dentists in Gosport constituency.

Photo of Stephen Kinnock Stephen Kinnock Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

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 rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to NHS dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.

From 1 April 2023, the responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards across England.

Patients unable to access an urgent dental appointment directly through an NHS dental practice are advised to contact NHS 111 for assistance. NHS dentists are now required to update their NHS website profiles at least every 90 days to ensure patients have access to up-to-date information on where they can access care.

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