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1128829

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date	03/06/2019
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	Dentistry: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) dentist and (b) dental nurse vacancies there have been in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	259394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Information is not held by NHS England on vacancies for dentists or dental nurses in England. Primary care dentistry is provided by independent contractors who may sub contract with other dentists (associates) to deliver the contracted level of NHS service. dental care professionals, which include dental nurses, hygienists and therapists may deliver National Health Service care but are employed privately by the contract holder so no information on this group of staff is held by the NHS.</p><p>The Department and NHS England take reports of difficulty in recruiting dentists and any dental care professionals needed to deliver appropriate levels of NHS care very seriously. NHS England which is responsible for commissioning dentistry is aware of reports of difficulty in recruitment of dentists in more isolated areas and is closely monitoring the situation.</p><p>Longer term plans to support the sustainability of the NHS workforce including dentists and dental care professionals is set out in the Interim NHS People Plan.</p><p>Health Education England’s Advancing Dental Care programme is exploring the opportunities for developing flexible dental training pathways.</p><p>This programme sits alongside the Department’s and NHS England’s work on reforming the current dental contract and providing NHS dental services with an increased focus on improving oral health and increasing access to dental services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259395 259396 question first answered 11/06/2019 16:40:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1128830

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Dentistry: Vacancies
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 shortages of (a) dentists and (b) dental nurses.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	259395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Information is not held by NHS England on vacancies for dentists or dental nurses in England. Primary care dentistry is provided by independent contractors who may sub contract with other dentists (associates) to deliver the contracted level of NHS service. dental care professionals, which include dental nurses, hygienists and therapists may deliver National Health Service care but are employed privately by the contract holder so no information on this group of staff is held by the NHS.</p><p>The Department and NHS England take reports of difficulty in recruiting dentists and any dental care professionals needed to deliver appropriate levels of NHS care very seriously. NHS England which is responsible for commissioning dentistry is aware of reports of difficulty in recruitment of dentists in more isolated areas and is closely monitoring the situation.</p><p>Longer term plans to support the sustainability of the NHS workforce including dentists and dental care professionals is set out in the Interim NHS People Plan.</p><p>Health Education England’s Advancing Dental Care programme is exploring the opportunities for developing flexible dental training pathways.</p><p>This programme sits alongside the Department’s and NHS England’s work on reforming the current dental contract and providing NHS dental services with an increased focus on improving oral health and increasing access to dental services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259394 259396 question first answered 11/06/2019 16:40:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1128831

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Dentistry: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Department has to tackle shortages of (a) dentists and (b) dental nurses in (i) rural and (ii) deprived areas.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	259396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Information is not held by NHS England on vacancies for dentists or dental nurses in England. Primary care dentistry is provided by independent contractors who may sub contract with other dentists (associates) to deliver the contracted level of NHS service. dental care professionals, which include dental nurses, hygienists and therapists may deliver National Health Service care but are employed privately by the contract holder so no information on this group of staff is held by the NHS.</p><p>The Department and NHS England take reports of difficulty in recruiting dentists and any dental care professionals needed to deliver appropriate levels of NHS care very seriously. NHS England which is responsible for commissioning dentistry is aware of reports of difficulty in recruitment of dentists in more isolated areas and is closely monitoring the situation.</p><p>Longer term plans to support the sustainability of the NHS workforce including dentists and dental care professionals is set out in the Interim NHS People Plan.</p><p>Health Education England’s Advancing Dental Care programme is exploring the opportunities for developing flexible dental training pathways.</p><p>This programme sits alongside the Department’s and NHS England’s work on reforming the current dental contract and providing NHS dental services with an increased focus on improving oral health and increasing access to dental services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259394 259395 question first answered 11/06/2019 16:40:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1128832

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
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	Dentistry: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Department has to increase the number of Foundation Dentist's places.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	259397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for the provision of training places for foundation dentists rests with Health Education England (HEE). HEE advises it has no current plans to increase the number of training places.</p><p>HEE aims to ensure there are dental foundation training places for all qualified graduates of English dental schools. HEE advises that in the last two years, all qualified graduates of English dental schools who applied for a training place in England obtained one.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/06/2019 16:48:15 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1121441

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Asthma: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) adults and (b) children have been admitted to hospital with a primary diagnosis of asthma in (i) the Canterbury district and (ii) each of the Kent parliamentary constituencies in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	244189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital has provided the following data that detail the count of hospital finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a primary diagnosis of asthma, broken down by children under 18 and adults over 18 for Canterbury Local Authority District, and each Westminster parliamentary constituency in Kent for the financial years 2010-11 to 2017-18:</p><p>Canterbury Local Authority District:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Children</p></td><td><p>Adults</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source</em>: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS Digital</p><p>Data for FAEs in Westminster parliamentary constituencies in Kent is attached.</p><p>A FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 23/04/2019 14:13:59 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy attachment 1 file name PQ244189 DATA.docx title PQ244189_data
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield