Dental Services: Recruitment
Commons · Question 122073 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Golden Hello scheme places were filled at the end of 2024-25; whether he has extended the recruitment period for dentists under that scheme; and when recruitment for dentists under that sc
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 24 Mar 2026
Integrated care boards are continuing to recruit dentists through the Golden Hello scheme. The scheme offers a £20,000 recruitment incentive payment to dentists to work in those areas that need them most for three years. The recruitment of dentists in und...