Health Select Committee

‘Lack of progress in contract reform means many are questioning how long they can wait’

With a reformed contract due to be rolled out in less than 12 months, Practice Plan has been inviting NHS…

Dentistry

Better the devil we know

Maybe we should start finding out how to make the current contract work, rather than piloting a new system, Neel…

Blog

Sugar advertising ban now more likely

We are long overdue action from the Government to tackle obesity and in turn child decay, Michael Watson says. According…

Blog

PSA looks into how the GDC has performed

Michael Watson takes a closer look at the PSA’s review into the GDC. Last Tuesday (5 July) the Professional Standards…

Dentistry

Seven-day NHS debate

A seven-day-a-week NHS should not be introduced just to help people with ‘busy lives’, a senior Conservative MP told ministers.…

Dentistry

Dentist on ‘trumped-up charges’

A parliamentary committee has been urged to investigate the suspension of a dentist on ‘trumped-up charges’. A Conservative MP used…

Dentistry

Sarah Wollaston criticises GDC’s defence of higher fees

Sarah Wollaston, who led an inquiry into the under-fire General Dental Council (GDC), has criticised its defence of much-higher fees. And…

Dentistry

The flat earth society

Kevin Lewis reviews the GDC’s appearance before the health select committee. The appearance of Evlynne Gilvarry and Bill Moyes, the…

Dentistry

GDC comes under fire from the health select committee

The head of the under-fire General Dental Council (GDC) struck a defiant tone at a Parliamentary inquiry, telling MPs: ‘Our…

Dentistry

What is the purpose of the GDC?

The Government’s response to the Law Commission’s report on the regulation of health and social care professionals is neither an…

Dentistry

Dentistry in the spotlight at Westminster

Dentistry will come under the spotlight at Westminster in the run-up to the general election, as MPs probe two controversies.…

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