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Cambridgeshire ‘down payment’ on better access to NHS dentists

Health minister Wes Streeting in key visit to Peterborough

John Elworthy by John Elworthy
11:17am, February 28 2025
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting visited the dental access centre in Peterborough yesterday in a city labelled by its MP Andrew Pakes as an “NHS dental desert”. The MP said: “We lost 63 NHS dentists in Peterborough and surrounding areas in the last 5 years adding to the crisis.

“So, it was good to meet with NHS dentists today at the Dental Access Centre in the city centre.”

Mr Pakes said: “As part of the Labour Government’s commitment to fixing the NHS, we’ve just announced an extra 14,000 NHS dental appointments across the county.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting visited the dental access centre in Peterborough yesterday accompanied by city MP Andrew Pakes and Cllr Anna Smith, Labour candidate for Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. PHOTO: Terry Harris
Health Secretary Wes Streeting visited the dental access centre in Peterborough yesterday accompanied by city MP Andrew Pakes, NW Cambs MP Sam Carling and Cllr Anna Smith, Labour candidate for Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. PHOTO: Terry Harris

“It’s going to take time to turn things around, but this is an important down payment on change.”

Mr Pakes was also with Mr Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when they attended at a conference in the city where 100 NHS staff as well as the voluntary sector came together “to learn more about local challenges and how we can improve things.

“The NHS is so important to all of us, but it needs care and attention to fix it. I’ll keep fighting to keep Peterborough on the map and to get the funding and resources we need.”

Health Secretary Wes Streeting visited the dental access centre in Peterborough yesterday accompanied by city MP Andrew Pakes and Cllr Anna Smith, Labour candidate for Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. PHOTO: Terry Harris
Wes Streeting Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visits NHS Dental Access Centre,
Midgate, Peterborough Thursday 27 February 2025. Picture by Terry Harris.

Mr Pakes had announced earlier that Peterborough is set to benefit from an increase in urgent dental appointments as part of a new government initiative to address the growing concern of “dental deserts” across England.

He said the Department of Health and Social Care announced earlier this week that Peterborough and Cambridgeshire will receive 14,000 new emergency dental appointments starting in April as part of a wider national plan to provide 700,000 extra urgent appointments across the country.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting visited the dental access centre in Peterborough yesterday accompanied by city MP Andrew Pakes and Cllr Anna Smith, Labour candidate for Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. PHOTO: Terry Harris
Wes Streeting Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visits NHS Dental Access Centre, Midgate, Peterborough
Thursday 27 February 2025. Picture by Terry Harris.

“The extra appointments will be available in April and have been targeted at dental deserts – areas where patients particularly struggle to access NHS dentists,” said the MP.

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“The lack of NHS dentists is one of the biggest issues residents raise with me either through email or at regular advice surgeries.”

Health Secretary Wes Streeting visited the dental access centre in Peterborough yesterday accompanied by city MP Andrew Pakes and Cllr Anna Smith, Labour candidate for Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. PHOTO: Terry Harris
Wes Streeting Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visits NHS Dental Access Centre, Midgate, Peterborough
Thursday 27 February 2025. Picture by Terry Harris.

Last week health minister Stephen Kinnock, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, visited Thistlemoor Medical Centre in Peterborough where the issues of dentistry were also discussed.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting visited the dental access centre in Peterborough yesterday accompanied by city MP Andrew Pakes and Cllr Anna Smith, Labour candidate for Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. PHOTO: Terry Harris
Pictured Wes Streeting, Andrew Pakes MP, MP Sam Carling, Dr Shabina A Qayyum and Combined Authority Mayor candidate Anna Smith. Wes Streeting Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visits NHS Dental Access Centre, Midgate, Peterborough
Thursday 27 February 2025. Picture by Terry Harris.

Mr Pakes said the boost to dental services comes at a crucial time for Peterborough, which has been identified as one of the worst-affected areas in the country for dental access:

 Between 2019 and 2024, Peterborough and Cambridgeshire lost 63 NHS dentists.

The most recent data shows that 44% of 5-year-olds in Peterborough have some form of tooth decay, compared to only a third elsewhere in Cambridgeshire. 

Mr Pakes said: “The decline in NHS dentists under the last government is one of the biggest issues people raise with me. For too long, residents have struggled to access essential dental care. These additional appointments will provide much-needed relief for those in urgent need of treatment.”

Health Secretary Wes Streeting visited the dental access centre in Peterborough yesterday accompanied by city MP Andrew Pakes and Cllr Anna Smith, Labour candidate for Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. PHOTO: Terry Harris
Wes Streeting Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visits NHS Dental Access Centre, Midgate, Peterborough
Thursday 27 February 2025. Picture by Terry Harris.

Mr Kinnock said: “NHS dentistry has been left broken after years of neglect, with patients left in pain without appointments or queueing around the block just to be seen.

“The new appointments will be available for patients likely to be in pain, including those suffering from infections or needing urgent repairs. Residents can access these appointments by contacting their usual dental practice or calling NHS 111 if they do not have a regular dentist or need help out-of-hours.”

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