Written questions

Dentistry: Recruitment

Commons · Question 79017 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 72309 on NHS dental professionals, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including areas with no NHS dentists in the Golden H

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 16 Oct 2025

The Golden Hello scheme aims to support dental practices in areas that are experiencing significant dental pressures, including areas with no National Health Service dentists.The scheme is designed to encourage relocation to areas with workforce challenge...