Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS dental contracts were handed back to NHS England in Cornwall in the 2021-22 financial year.
During 2021/22 there were 81 dental practices providing National Health Service dental care in Cornwall. One NHS dental practice closed in Wadebridge during 2021/22, which equated to 1.23% of all practices, and 2.87% of the total dental activity in Cornwall.