Yasmin Qureshi MP urges government for action on NHS dentistry
2019-02-12
Yasmin Qureshi MP has written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, urging him to act on the NHS dentistry access crisis. The letter has come about
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Government accused of double standards after introducing new GP contract
2019-02-06
The Government is being accused of double standards in primary care after rolling out a new five-year contract for GPs. Almost £1 billion extra investment will
Planning ahead for April 2020 contract rollout
2019-01-23
Zoe Close suggests a couple of dates to keep an eye out for in the next 15 months if you’re an NHS dentist. January is
BDA outlines what it wants from a reformed dental contract
2019-01-14
The British Dental Association is outlining what it would like to see in a reformed NHS dental contract. NHS England has been testing a new clinical
Date set for new contract
2018-11-05
The new NHS general dental services contract is to be rolled out from April 2020, Dentistry magazine has learned. The timetable for introducing the ‘reformed’ contract
Below-inflation pay rise puts NHS dental services in doubt
2018-09-26
BDA Wales has slammed a below-inflation pay rise, saying it leaves the future of NHS dental services in doubt. The Welsh Government has said dentists and doctors will
How a new dental contract might work
2018-08-28
Nigel Jones explains what the NHS should be concentrating on with a new dental contract.
Your thoughts on the current prototype contract
2018-08-24
https://www.facebook.com/dentistryuk/videos/230769637603723/ Nigel Jones lets us know his thoughts and concerns on the current prototype contract.
Mick Armstrong labels homeless ‘no-hopers’ and ‘extremely time consuming’
2018-07-30
Mick Armstrong, chair of the BDA’s PEC, has labelled homeless people ‘no-hopers’ and blames them for missing NHS targets. He made the remarks in an
New dental contract successfully reduces levels of tooth decay
2018-07-26
A new dental contract in England has successfully helped to reduce levels of tooth decay in patients, the NHS claims. The programme incentivises dentists to offer
A whirlwind first two years
2018-04-17
As John Makin marks two years as head of the DDU, Seb Evans speaks to him about how the last few years have gone and
Extreme weather could leave practices facing clawbacks
2018-03-05
The BDA is calling on NHS England and the Welsh Government to invoke force majeure on their GDS contracts. These calls come after the recent extreme weather
