Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of demand for NHS dentistry services in Broxtowe constituency.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
We know there are challenges with accessing National Health Service dentistry across the country. 28% of adults in England, or 13 million people, are estimated to have an unmet need for NHS dentistry.
The following table shows the number of dentists per 100,000 people in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), from 2019/20 to 2023/24:
Years | Dentists per 100,000 population in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB | Average number of dentists per 100,000 population across all ICBs in England |
2019/20 | 51.2 | 52.9 |
2020/21 | 40.8 | 48.6 |
2021/22 | 45.2 | 51.0 |
2022/23 | 48.6 | 50.3 |
2023/24 | 49.7 | 49.5 |
Source: data is published by the NHS Business Services Authority and is available at the following link: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are affected by the shortage of NHS dentists in Broxtowe constituency.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
We know there are challenges with accessing National Health Service dentistry across the country. 28% of adults in England, or 13 million people, are estimated to have an unmet need for NHS dentistry.
The following table shows the number of dentists per 100,000 people in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), from 2019/20 to 2023/24:
Years | Dentists per 100,000 population in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB | Average number of dentists per 100,000 population across all ICBs in England |
2019/20 | 51.2 | 52.9 |
2020/21 | 40.8 | 48.6 |
2021/22 | 45.2 | 51.0 |
2022/23 | 48.6 | 50.3 |
2023/24 | 49.7 | 49.5 |
Source: data is published by the NHS Business Services Authority and is available at the following link: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of NHS dental provision in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) the East Midlands.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Dental Statistics - England 2023/24, published by the NHS Business Services Authority on 22 August 2024, is available from the following link:
https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324
In the NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board, which includes Nottinghamshire, 42% of adults were seen by a National Health Service dentist in the previous 24 months to June 2024, compared to 40% in England. In addition, 60% of children were seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 12 months to June 2024, compared to 56% in England.
Within the Midlands region, which includes the East Midlands, 42% of adults were seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months to June 2024, compared to 40% in England. Additionally, 56% of children were seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 12 months to June 2024, compared to 56% in England.
The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access NHS dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to areas that need them most.
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
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 dentists are taking on new NHS patients in (a) Broxtowe constituency, (b) Nottingham and (c) East Midlands.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
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/