Tony Lloyd MP slams upcoming closure of Rochdale Bupa Dental Care practice

Tony Lloyd MP

Rochdale MP, Tony Lloyd has tabled a Parliamentary motion, demanding action after Bupa Dental Care revealed plans to close, merge or sell 85 dental practices in the UK, including in Rochdale.

The Rochdale Bupa Dental Care practice – which provides private and NHS dental treatments including emergency appointments – will be closing on 30 June.

The move will affect 8,250 patients, with the vast majority of these being NHS patients.
 

Read more: Rochdale's Bupa Dental Care practice to close on 30 JunePublished: 03 May 2023

Mr Lloyd said: "I am regularly contacted by people in Rochdale who tell me how difficult it is to access an NHS dentist.

"Bupa have said this is simply a ‘portfolio change’ with no recognition that this will have a very serious impact on people who use their services on the NHS. And across the country, around 4 million people can't access NHS dental care without being able to afford to seek private dental care.

"Ministers have been promising reform on this since 2010 but it's a problem they won't fix. That's why I've tabled a Parliamentary motion calling on the government to take action now."

If you need to access urgent care, the Greater Manchester Urgent Dental Care Service is available to all residents of Greater Manchester and can be accessed by calling 0333 332 3800.

The following additional services are also available in Greater Manchester:

• Child Friendly Dental Practices
• Healthy Living Dentistry
• Dementia Friendly Dentistry
• Mouth Cancer Awareness
• Sugar free diet and medicines advice
• Flu awareness campaigns
• Healthy Gums DO Matter
• Dentistry for homeless people
• Supervised toothbrushing
• Mouth Care Matters for the elderly
• Mini Mouth Care Matters for children
• Looked After Children care pathway
• Urgent Dental Service for Afghan Evacuees and Asylum Seekers
• Access Plus Scheme (Feb 2022)
• National Non-Recurrent Urgent Access Scheme

If you would like to know more about any of the above services, please contact England.gmdental@nhs.net