PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Dental Health (11 March 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which integrated care boards have undertaken an oral health needs assessment.
Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
From 1 April 2023 responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry has been delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. ICBs are responsible for undertaking oral health needs assessments, to identify areas of oral health need, inform local commissioning intentions, and determine the local priorities for investment. Information on which ICBs have undertaken Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, including oral health needs assessments, is not held centrally.
Answered by:
Andrea Leadsom (Conservative)
19 March 2024
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