Dentistry in Warwickshire

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Summary of report content

Staff and volunteers of Healthwatch Warwickshire telephoned 53 dental practices across the County to understand how NHS patients could access treatment or if they could register.

They spoke with 42 practices and found that:

  • While some dentists in Warwickshire North and South Warwickshire were taking new patients, none from Rubgy were.
  • Dentists from all the three areas had waiting list for new patients, with a maximum of waiting time between 12-18 months.
  • Most of them said that they would refer patients to NHS111 for emergency treatment, however, some offered out of hours service, including weekends and 2 had a dentist on call.

Their work illustrates the picture of what dentistry provision is available in Warwickshire. It also shows that there is a particular issue in Rugby where there are no NHS dentists taking on new patients. Across Warwickshire there seems to be an issue with NHS patients accessing dentistry.

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Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Warwickshire
Publication date
Date evidence capture began
Date evidence capture finished
Key themes
Access to services
Booking appointments
Waiting for appointments or treatment; waiting lists for treatment

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Name(s) of the partner organisation(s)
None
Primary research method used
Interviews
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
N/A

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
Dentist

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
42
Age group
Not known
Gender
Not known
Is the gender identity of people in the report the same as the sex they were assigned at birth?
Not known
Sexual orientation
Not known
Does this report feature carers?
No
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