PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Dental Services: Contracts (19 April 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what activity target he plans to set for NHS dental practices in the first quarter of 2022-23; and when he plans to communicate that target to NHS dental contract holders.

Asked by:
Judith Cummins (Labour)

NHS England and NHS Improvement published details of the contractual arrangements for the first quarter of 2022/23 on 5 April 2022. Between April and June 2022, NHS England and NHS Improvement have asked practices to deliver at least 95% of contracted units of dental activity and 100% of units of orthodontic activity to improve access for patients safely. Many contractors are already delivering over 100% and the sector aims to safely return to pre-pandemic levels of activity as quickly as possible.

Answered by:
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
25 April 2022