Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise finalist in NHS Parliamentary Awards

Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) has been recognised as the south west regional winner in the health equalities award category of the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020 for its successful community clinic, which supports vulnerable patients who are experiencing homelessness in Plymouth.

For successfully winning the regional category, PDSE is now shortlisted for the national award which will be announced at a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster in July 2021.

The award, which can only be nominated through a member of parliament, recognises the work that the clinic, run by a small team of professionals from Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise and local agencies and associations, is providing a number of patients who are currently experiencing homelessness within the city with urgent and routine dental care.

Luke Pollard MP, who nominated PDSE, for the award says, “I’m delighted that Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise’s good work is being recognised on a national stage. We have a real national success story in Plymouth and I want us to tell the whole country that Plymouth not only has one of the best dental schools in the land but that it lives its values on access, innovation and equality.”