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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(3 February 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dentists are taking on new NHS patients in (a) Broxtowe constituency, (b) Nottingham and (c) East Midlands.

Asked by:
Juliet Campbell (Labour)

Answer

As of 4 February 2025, there were seven National Health Service dentist practices in the Broxtowe constituency, with three showing as ‘accepting new child patients when availability allows’ and three showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability allows’. In the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board, there were 110 NHS dentist practices, with 46 showing as ‘accepting new child patients when availability allows’ and 34 showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability allows’. In the East Midlands, there were 466 NHS dentist practices, 185 of these are showing as ‘accepting new child patients when availability allows’ and 124 showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability allows’. This data is sourced from the Find a Dentist website and is matched to constituencies based on the postcode data shown on the website, which is available at the following link:

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


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