Question follow-through · 22139
Dental Services: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of dental workforce shortages on the provision of NHS dental services in the South West; and what steps she is taking to recruit and retain NHS
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 14 Sept 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of dental workforce shortages on the provision of NHS dental services in the South West; and what steps she is taking to recruit and retain NHS
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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14 Sept 2026
Answer published
In Bristol, the South West, and across the rest of England, we are committed to increasing access to dental treatment for those in greatest need, as set out in the reform programme published last December, and available at the following link:https://www.g...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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