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Understanding defibrillators

The most common cause for the heart to stop (cardiac arrest) is a heart attack, though it is worth noting that a heart attack does

The Big Break results

Back in April of this year, Patient Plan Direct, one of the UK’s fastest growing dental plan providers, teamed up with Bacs, the organisation behind

Time for targeted, expert inspections

The BDA (British Dental Association) has argued that the CQC (Care Quality Commission) needed to move away from its current inspection regime, and expressed its

BDA responds to Healthwatch England survey

The contract launched in 2006 removed people’s ability to permanently register with an NHS dentist, so patients cannot be ‘deregistered’ as the Healthwatch survey asserts.

Lack of access to NHS dental services

Research, carried out by Healthwatch England, shows that many NHS dental practices are operating at capacity – with just one in five accepting new patients

We are not alone

In addition to the debate initiated by Dentistry on the General Dental Council (GDC), the British Dental Association (BDA) has published its own survey of

Thought of the day

Reviewing a review of the contract reform proposals, it is clear health service dentistry providers have a challenge to make the contract work. But the

The dangers of being left behind

Following on from my previous article on the dangers of being left behind, I thought it would be helpful to seek advice from someone with

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