Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental positions have been advertised under the NHS Golden Hello Scheme; and how many of those have been accepted, by (a) region and (b) month since February 2024.

Integrated care boards (ICBs) have started to recruit posts through the Golden Hello scheme. This recruitment incentive will see up to 240 dentists receiving payments of £20,000 to work in those areas that need them most for three years.

We do not hold monthly breakdowns on how many National Health Service dental positions have been advertised under the Golden Hello scheme, but as of 6 June 2025, 73 dentists are in post. A further 20 dentists have been recruited but are yet to start in post under this scheme, and a further 230 posts are currently being advertised. ICBs continue to work with practices in their area to support recruitment to these posts.