Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to improve children's access to dental care. Minister of Health: The Department of Health is taking a range of actions to improve children’s access to dental care. In April 2026, I announced an additional £8 million … Continue reading AQW 45459/22-27 – Children’s access to dental care
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the level of access to NHS dental services in rural constituencies, including Mid Ulster; and (ii) to detail any steps that are being taken to address regional disparities. Minister of Health: The General Dental Services Annual Statistics for 2024/25 … Continue reading AQW 41541/22-27 – NHS dental services in rural constituencies
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQO 3208/22-27, to detail the number of people diagnosed with oral cancer, in each year from 2015 to date. Minister of Health: The Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR), based at Queen’s University Belfast and funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA), produces … Continue reading AQW 41820/22-27 – Oral cancer diagnosis
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he will take to ensure patients do not have to seek private treatment due to the level of NHS dental services availability. Minister of Health: Access to General Dental Services is challenging across Northern Ireland at present and the Department … Continue reading AQW 41544/22-27 – Private dental treatment
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time for an NHS dental appointment for new adult patients at dental practices, in each Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: Dental practices are independent business and therefore manage their own workloads. No information is held centrally … Continue reading AQW 41543/22-27 – Waiting time for an NHS dental appointment
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the financial sustainability of the NHS dental remuneration model; and (ii) to detail any recent discussions he has had with the British Dental Association regarding reform of the current NHS dental remuneration model. Minister of Health: I fully recognise … Continue reading AQW 41542/22-27 – NHS dental remuneration model
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health what his Department is doing to address the lack of NHS places in dental practices in Mid Ulster. Minister of Health: Access to routine dental care continues to be significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused reduced activity and therefore reduced capacity … Continue reading AQW 4360/22-27 – NHS Places in Mid Ulster Dental Practices
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to list the NHS dentists in Mid Ulster. Minister of Health: Dentists who have made arrangements with the Department to provide Health Service dentistry in the Mid Ulster Local Government District are listed in the table below broken down by the dental practice that … Continue reading AQW 2588/22-27 – NHS dentists in Mid Ulster
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