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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
New Year’s resolutions
Seventeen days is the average period during that we adhere to New Year’s resolutions apparently. So by this time in January most…
Dentistry
Dentists missing out on IT
Dentists have missed out on ambitious plans to make using the rest of the NHS as simple as online banking…
Dentistry
NHS England announces chief dental officer’s retirement
Today (Friday 31 October) NHS England has announced that chief dental officer, Barry Cockcroft CBE, has decided to step down…
Dentistry