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1699944

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will introduce a system of redress for NHS dentists that fulfil less than (a) 80%, (b) 50% and (c) 10% of their performance target.
	tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
	tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
	uin	21013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>National Health Service dental contract holders are awarded funding at the start of each financial year, based on the contracted number of Units of Dental Activity (UDA). Contractors are required to deliver at least 96% of their contracted activity on an annual basis. Where this does not occur, the NHS reclaims the difference between the monies paid to contractors and the value of work which has been delivered. NHS England will encourage commissioners and contractors to work together to resolve underperformance against the contract at the mid-year review point, or by voluntarily rebasing their contract in the first instance. Where this is not possible, and where there have been three consecutive years of persistent underperformance, commissioners will be able to rebase contracts to the highest level of UDAs delivered over the three-year period from the following year, and recommission unused activity to other providers.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/04/2024 15:52:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1696979

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how her Department determines the performance target for units of dental activity for each dental practice.
	tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
	tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
	uin	19344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>From 1 April 2023, the responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.</p><p>The current General Dental Service (GDS) contract and Personal Dental Service (PDS) agreement were introduced in 2006. The majority of contracts which deliver routine, or mandatory, dental services are legacy arrangements from pre-2006, and the contracted Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) under these contracts generally reflect the treatment volumes that were required from each practice prior to the new arrangements coming into force.</p><p>Activity levels for any new GDS contracts or PDS agreements would be determined as part of the procurement process, taking into account oral health needs assessments undertaken by ICBs, to identify areas of need and to determine the priorities for investment.</p><p>Contractors are expected to deliver 96 to 102% of their agreed activity each year. Where contracts deliver less than 96%, the value of the undelivered activity is recouped from the contractor. Undelivered activity between 96 to 100% may be carried forward into the next financial year. Activity greater than 100% may be funded to 110%, if there is a local arrangement with the ICB, or may be deducted from the activity requirements of the next financial year.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 28/03/2024 14:18:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1639665

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to help tackle regional shortfalls in the provision of NHS dental care.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	186371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2023 answer text <p>In July 2022, we announced a package of improvements to the National Health Service dental system, detailed in ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlined the steps we are taking to meet oral health need and increase access to dental care across all regions in England. These changes came into effect towards the end of 2022.</p><p>However, we know that we need to do more and continue to build on these reforms. We will announce our plan for further reform of the NHS dental system later this year, and it will include several areas requiring further action to support and recover activity in NHS dentistry, such as how to incentivise NHS dentists to deliver more NHS care.</p><p>From 1 April 2023, responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. NHS England has published an Assurance Framework which sets out its approach to providing assurance that commissioning functions are carried out safely and effectively by ICBs.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 186370 question first answered 30/05/2023 16:32:53 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1627073

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle the shortage of NHS dentist appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	184736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>In July 2022, we announced a package of improvements to the National Health Service dental system, detailed in ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlined the steps we are taking to meet oral health need and increase access to dental care. The changes we have implemented include a contractual requirement for NHS dentists to keep their NHS.UK profiles up to date to make it easier for patients to seek treatment, improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work and greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver NHS treatment, while enabling full use of the dental team.</p><p>These changes came into effect towards the end of 2022. NHS England have published additional guidance for dentists and commissioners as part of this package. Patients who are struggling to find a local dentist can contact NHS England’s Customer Contact Centre for assistance or contact NHS 111 if seeking urgent care.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England, regional teams and integrated care boards across England are also working together to ensure that patients continue to have access to NHS dental care. We know that we need to do more, and we are working with NHS England and stakeholders to consider additional reforms of the NHS dental system coming shortly this year.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 16/05/2023 14:06:44 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1626354

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dentistry in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	184164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department routinely monitors dental statistics, published by NHS Digital, which brings together information on National Health Service dental activity in England, including at NHS Commissioning Regions and local authority levels. NHS Dental Statistics for England 2021/22 is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics/2021-22-annual-report" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics/2021-22-annual-report</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 15/05/2023 08:25:37 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1626355

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) patient access to and (b) workforce retention in NHS dentistry.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	184165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>We are currently working on a plan for dentistry, to improve access to dental care across England. There are several fronts where we need to take further action to support and recover activity in National Health Service dentistry, to improve access to care for all ages.</p><p>Our plan for dentistry will build upon the first package of reforms agreed in July 2022, which included changes to banding and the introduction of a minimum Units of Dental Activity value. Our plan will include addressing how we continue to improve access, particularly for new patients, and how we make NHS work more attractive to ensure NHS dentists are incentivised to deliver more NHS care.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 15/05/2023 08:26:47 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1611897

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to address the shortage of NHS dental appointments.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	181440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>In July 2022, we announced a package of improvements to the National Health Service dental system, detailed in ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlined the steps we are taking to meet oral health need and increase access to dental care. The changes we have implemented include a contractual requirement for NHS dentists to keep their NHS.UK profiles up to date to make it easier for patients to seek treatment, improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, and greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver NHS treatment, while enabling full use of the dental team.</p><p>These changes came into effect towards the end of 2022. NHS England have published additional guidance for dentists and commissioners as part of this package. Patients who are struggling to find a local dentist can contact NHS England’s Customer Contact Centre for assistance or contact NHS 111 if seeking urgent care. We know we need to do more and we are working with NHS England and stakeholders to consider additional reforms of the NHS dental system coming shortly this year.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 08:21:46 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1611902

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that NHS dental services meet the standards set out in the NHS Constitution for England.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	181445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The requirements of dental contract holders are laid out in the General Dental Services and Personal Dental Services regulations and their contract. This includes compliance with all relevant legislation and relevant guidance issued by NHS England and the Secretary of State for Social Care, such as the NHS Constitution.</p><p>Care Quality Commission are the independent regulator of health and social care in England, which includes dental practices. The General Dental Council set the professional standards for clinical staff.</p><p>The Government has taken steps to address the challenges facing National Health Service dentistry, and the package of reforms announced last July is an important first step. We know we need to do more and will announce further changes soon.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 16:08:10 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1611903

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the number of people (a) waiting longer than (i) six months, (ii) 12 months, (iii) 18 months, (iv) 24 months and (v) three years to see an NHS dentist and (b) who have been unable to be placed on a waiting list for an NHS dentist.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	181446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Patients do not routinely join dental waiting lists and no data exists on the average length of time it takes for a patient to get access to a course of treatment. Patients are only registered with a dental practice for a course of treatment and can go elsewhere if they choose.</p><p>The Government has taken steps to address the challenges facing National Health Service dentistry, and the package of reforms announced last July is an important first step. We know we need to do more and will announce further changes soon. Patients who are struggling to find a local dentist can contact NHS England’s Customer Contact Centre for assistance or contact NHS 111 if seeking urgent care.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 181444 question first answered 24/04/2023 16:11:46 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1606009

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of (a) the quality of dental services, (b) the dental workforce and (c) oral health outcomes for (i) children and (ii) adults in the UK and other countries.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	170660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the quality of dental services or the dental workforce in the United Kingdom and other countries.</p><p>Comparative assessments of oral health across the devolved nations were made for children in 2013 and for adults in 2009 in oral health surveys. The devolved nations now undertake separate surveys of oral health.</p><p>No comparative assessment of adult or child oral health has been made between the UK and other countries.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 27/03/2023 14:30:44 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell