NHS England

NHS England backs down over plans for West Midlands

NHS England has withdrawn its plans to oblige GDPs to provide information on oral surgery services they’re able to offer. The…

Dentistry

What’s wrong with UDAs?

NHS England needs to tell dentists exactly what it wants for its UDAs, Michael Watson believes. What’s wrong with UDAs…

Dentistry

Jeremy Hunt announces a seven-day-week NHS

Jeremy Hunt has announced plans for a seven-day-week NHS in England during his speech at the King’s Fund recently. The Secretary…

Dentistry

‘Queues around the block’ warning

There will be ‘queues around the block’ for an NHS dentist unless extra money is pumped in urgently, the Government…

Dentistry

New guidelines coming for dentistry

New national guidelines will be published within weeks to iron out inconsistencies in a wide range of dental treatments. The…

Implant dentistry

Unfolding the political landscape

For those of us who follow the comings and goings of the ‘Westminster Village’, the making of a new (all…

Dentistry

Out of this world

Kevin Lewis reviews the NHS’ ‘never events list’ and what might happen if a ‘never event’ is reported to the…

Dentistry

A new CDO for England

When NHS England announced the appointment of Sara Hurley as chief dental officer (CDO), it ended weeks of speculation, some…

Dentistry

Sara Hurley announced as new chief dental officer

Sara Hurley BDS(UBrist) MFGDP(UK) MSc(UCL) MA(KCL) has been announced by NHS England as the new chief dental officer. Sara will…

Dentistry

Eddie Crouch responds to the ‘seismic shift’ in prototype contracts

Eddie Crouch responds to Lord Howe’s latest claims of a ‘seismic shift‘ in NHS dentistry. You can tell when there…

Dentistry

Michael Watson questions what NHS England is up to

The rather abrupt departure of Barry Cockcroft as chief dental officer (CDO) for England and the delay in announcing his…

Dentistry

BDIA has launched its Dental Industry Manifesto

The BDIA has released its Dental Industry Manifesto, which sets out five key priorities for action for the next Government. The…

Dentistry

Friends and Family Test needed by 1 April

NHS dental practices will be required to implement the Friends and Family Test from 1 April. The regulations that put the…

Dentistry

Michael Watson questions what is available under the NHS?

Last month Which? launched a campaign to ‘clean up dental costs’, with a lurid picture of a sweating patient being…

Dentistry

GDC to co-operate with NHS England

The General Dental Council (GDC) and NHS England will launch a pilot scheme, which will aim to ensure that concerns…

Dentistry

Ethnic minority patients less likely to get an NHS dental appointment

Ethnic minority patients are significantly less likely to get an NHS dental appointment when they want one, Government research has found.…

Dentistry

Are you ready for the friends and family test?

The friends and family test is coming to your practice very soon, its aim is to help practices understand their…

Dentistry

The new dental contract prototypes explained

The long awaited proposals for dental contract prototypes have now been released by the Department of Health. It was at…

Dentistry

GDC launches a new pilot scheme this month

A pilot scheme is being launched by the General Dental Council (GDC) this month, which will aim to ensure that…

Dentistry