Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Maria Caulfield and Jane Hunt

Tuesday 1st March 2022 Commons Chamber

[Jane Hunt (Loughborough) (Con)]

A dental practice in Shepshed has informed me that its NHS contract has changed little since 2006. Can the contracts and value of units of dental activity for treatment be increased to focus on prevention, rather than treatment alone?

[Maria Caulfield]

I absolutely agree; my hon. Friend hits the nail on the head of why we are seeing such problems in dentistry. We have started negotiations on the dental contract and are working with the British Dental Association. The UDA has to be reformed as part of that: it is a perverse disincentive that turns dentists away from providing NHS services. I will keep her updated on our progress.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Maria Caulfield and Jane Hunt

Tuesday 23rd November 2021 Commons Chamber

[Maria Caulfield]

As I have said, this Government are leading the way in England in the way community pharmacies are transforming services in primary care. That is why we have the new medicines service, where patients with conditions such as asthma and high blood pressure or who are on blood-thinning medication are able to go and see their pharmacist as a first port of call in managing their medication. We will be expanding those services and are in discussion with community pharmacists about how we take that forward.

[Jane Hunt (Loughborough) (Con)]

8. What steps his Department is taking to roll out the covid-19 vaccination to 12 to 15-year-olds.