At our session in February 2025 DHSC acknowledged that whilst the concept behind the initiatives were “entirely reasonable” the initiatives in the plan had ultimately not been successful, and that one—the new patient premium—”clearly failed”.40 NHSE also agreed that the plan had been unsuccessful but noted that overall UDA delivery for 2024–25 is on track to be about 1% higher than 2023–24, which NHSE felt was “in line” with increases in previous years.41 The NAO report, however, found that D...

At our session in February 2025 DHSC acknowledged that whilst the concept behind the initiatives were “entirely reasonable” the initiatives in the plan had ultimately not been successful, and that one—the new patient premium—”clearly failed”.40 NHSE also agreed that the plan had been unsuccessful but noted that overall UDA delivery for 2024–25 is on track to be about 1% higher than 2023–24, which NHSE felt was “in line” with increases in previous years.41 The NAO report, however, found that DHSC had assumed an increase in activity in 2024–25 of around 3.7% without the added hoped–for activity from the dental recovery plan.42 We asked for a nu Type: conclusion | Number: 15 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 2.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Autumn 2025 2.2 NHSE is carrying out analysis of the main initiatives which were planned to result in additional appointments being delivered: the New Patient Premium, Gold