Diagnosis: Standards
Commons · Question 86718 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to (a) promote earlier detection and (b) ensure (i) dentists, (ii) GPs and (iii) other frontline health professionals are (A) trained to identify early warning s
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Nov 2025
The responsibility for commissioning primary care, including dentistry and diagnostic activity, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.Dentists and other dental professionals, inclu...