Question follow-through · 58723

Dental Services: Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of dental surgery closures in Hampshire since July 2024.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Jun 2025
Target answer date
12 Jun 2025
Answer
17 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of dental surgery closures in Hampshire since July 2024.

  2. 12 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The National Health Service contracts with independent dental providers, to deliver NHS dental treatment in primary care settings. This means that providers can terminate their contracts within the required terms of the contract, including a notice period...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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