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Written question asked by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 July 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 July 2024 (named day). It was answered by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 July 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Dental Services: Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data he holds on the number of dentists accepting new NHS patients in the Worcestershire and Herefordshire Integrated Care Board area in July (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

Answer

While there is no data available for 2023, as of 10 July 2024, there were 87 dentistry practices in the Worcestershire and Herefordshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), 12 of which stated they were accepting new adult National Health Service patients, when availability allows. This data is sourced from the Find a Dentist website and is matched to ICBs based on the postcode shown on the website. Further information is available at the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1268
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Dental services Worcestershire Herefordshire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk