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Layla Moran Excerpts
Tuesday 5th December 2023

(11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kim Johnson Portrait Kim Johnson (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab)
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1. What steps she is taking to improve the commissioning of primary care dental services for vulnerable people.

Layla Moran Portrait Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon) (LD)
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16. What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of availability of dentistry appointments on other NHS services.

Victoria Atkins Portrait The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Victoria Atkins)
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May I, through you, Madam Deputy Speaker, wish Mr Speaker a very speedy recovery?

As Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, I want to reform our NHS and social care system to make it faster, simpler and fairer. Dentistry is a critical part of that. Integrated care boards are responsible for identifying areas of local need and determining the priorities for investment. NHS England published guidance in October this year to help ICBs use their commissioning flexibilities within the national dental contractual framework, and I will be looking carefully at how the boards are identifying need and investment across England, including for vulnerable people.