NHS Dentistry: South-west England

Part of Health and Social Care – in the House of Commons at on 17 October 2023.

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Photo of Neil O'Brien Neil O'Brien The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care

Absolutely. I am keen to continue the conversation with my hon. Friend. These issues are exactly why, this summer, we legislated to allow rebasing and to end the inflexibility he describes. We are also in the process of ringfencing local dental budgets, because we do not want to see underspends. We want to see that money going to NHS dentistry.