Dental Services: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 17460 · Tabled 2 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of recent NHS contract reforms on access to NHS dentistry in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Dec 2024
In July 2022, the first substantial changes to the National Health Service dental contract, since the 2006 Dental System Reforms, were made. These allowed the best performing practices to see more patients, specifically up to an extra 10% more activity, w...