Dental Services: Disadvantaged
Commons · Question 51271 · Tabled 9 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 May 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to integrated care boards on maintaining access to dental services in underserved communities.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 May 2025
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary care dentistry and receive an annual allocation of funding to secure services to meet the needs of their population.NHS England supports ICBs with their local commissioning responsibi...