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Dental Services: Finance

Asked by Jess AsatoLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 4 February 2025UIN 26767

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of additional NHS spending announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 will be directed towards NHS dental services.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The National Health Service in England invests £3 billion into dentistry every year. NHS England is responsible for issuing guidance to integrated care boards (ICBs) on dental budgets, including ringfences. NHS England Planning Guidance for 2025/26 has now been published, and sets out the funding available to ICBs.

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