Dental Services: Contracts
Commons · Question 50421 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 May 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support local commissioning bodies during dental contract reforms.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 May 2025
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary care services, including NHS dentistry, to meet the needs of the local populations and to determine the priorities for investment.NHS planning guidance for 2025/26 confirms that denta...