Oral Answers

Debate between Neil O'Brien and Sara Britcliffe

Tuesday 25th April 2023 Commons Chamber

[Neil O’Brien]

Absolutely. We have already taken action to increase the provision of dentistry, and that has begun to have an effect. Activity—the number of people seen—is up by a fifth over the past year as a result of the reforms that we have begun to make by reforming the old contract, but we must go further.

[Sara Britcliffe (Hyndburn) (Con)]

One of my constituents, Bethany Whitehead, suffers from functional neurological disorder, which often presents with a number of debilitating symptoms. Bethany has often been left waiting two to three years before seeing a consultant. Will the Minister meet me to discuss this further?