Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he last made an assessment of the effectiveness of key performance indicators for NHS dental practices.
NHS England is responsible for the commissioning of dental services and performance management of contracts held. NHS England looks at and update key dental performance indicators as a continuous improvement process. They are prepared by the NHS Business Services Agency and have a formal review annually. The indicators are shared with National Health Service dental providers to assist them in delivering a high quality service to patients. Examples of the information provided can be found on the NHS Business Services Agency website at the following link:
https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/dental-data