Dental Services: Hospitals
Commons · Question 100294 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the impact of emergency dental treatment on NHS hospitals.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Jan 2026
The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.We have asked ICBs to commission extra ur...