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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-02-27more like thismore than 2018-02-27
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Dental Services more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dental care in (a) York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England. more like this
tabling member constituency York Outer more like this
tabling member printed
Julian Sturdy more like this
uin 129970 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-03-07more like thismore than 2018-03-07
answer text <p>NHS England has a legal duty to commission National Health Service dental services to meet the needs of the local population. NHS England also has arrangements in place to help patients who cannot find a local dentist that is accepting new patients.</p><p> </p><p>Access nationally remains high with 22.1 million adults having seen an NHS dentist in the last 24 months ending in 31 December 2017 and 6.9 million children having seen an NHS dentist in the last 12 months. However, there are areas where there is further to go to ensure that all those who want to access NHS dental care can do so.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England (Yorkshire and the Humber) is currently reviewing how it can improve access to NHS dentists from April 2018, prioritising areas where access is particularly difficult.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine remove filter
question first answered
less than 2018-03-07T16:53:33.993Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-07T16:53:33.993Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
4079
label Biography information for Julian Sturdy more like this