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Dental Services

Commons · Question 3716 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, what steps he plans to take to increase the NHS participation rate for dentists.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Sep 2024

As we fix the National Health Service, we will deliver the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, so patients are always cared for by the right, qualified healthcare professional. The NHS has for years been facing chronic workforce shortages and we must be honest ...