NHS Dentistry: Rural Areas

Richard Foord Excerpts
Tuesday 5th November 2024

(2 weeks, 2 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sarah Gibson Portrait Sarah Gibson
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I agree. Hold on. [Interruption.] Sorry.

Richard Foord Portrait Richard Foord (Honiton and Sidmouth) (LD)
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Will my hon. Friend give way?

Sarah Gibson Portrait Sarah Gibson
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Yes—thank you, Richard.

Richard Foord Portrait Richard Foord
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My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. She has mentioned ICB commissioning. I wrote to the Minister to ask whether there were set criteria for knowing where a patient is on the waiting list, and I understand that that is entirely in the gift of individual practices. Does my hon. Friend think that it ought to be for ICBs, or for NHS Devon in my case, to determine where people are on the waiting list for NHS dental care?