One year since I left the prototype programme…
2019-03-22
Fliss McCalmont spoke to Joe Hendron a year after he withdrew his practice from the prototype programme. A little over a year ago, Joe Hendron wrote an open
Dental Contract
Is working in NHS dentistry like being in a pot of boiling water?
2019-03-19
A bunch of frogs in a pot of boiling water trying to negotiate how fast the temperature is being turned up. That’s the analogy Simon
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
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