BDA challenges Jeremy Hunt to invest in prevention
2018-07-02
The British Dental Association (BDA) has challenged Jeremy Hunt to put prevention at the heart of any NHS spending pledges. The BDA claims that every
Jeremy Hunt
FGDP(UK) sceptical about combining healthcare regulation into one super regulator
2018-02-01
FGDP(UK) says it is sceptical about Government proposals to join all UK health regulators into one ‘super regulator’. The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK
Dental patients can’t get appointments due to Government ‘cuts on the sly’
2017-12-18
Spending on dental care has dropped in real terms by £7.50 per head in England over the last decade. That’s according to a British Dental
Freeze on foundation dentist trainers’ pay an act of ‘self-harm’
2017-08-11
The Government has confirmed a 1% pay increase for foundation dentists and a 1.14% uplift for general dental practitioners. Along with this, the Government has frozen
Healthcare unions angry at failure to deal with NHS pay cap
2017-07-06
Healthcare unions have expressed their anger and disappointment at the Government’s failure to deal with the public sector pay cap. The 17 healthcare unions, which
Healthcare regulation changes kicked into the long grass
2017-06-21
Theresa May and the Government have failed to pledge reforms on healthcare regulation in the 2017-19 legislative programme. Despite promises in the 2017 Conservative manifesto, there
GDC explains why it is Shifting the balance
2017-04-11
With Ian Brack almost finishing his first year as chief executive of the GDC, Seb Evans went to speak to him about how the last
Jeremy Hunt to consider creating one ‘super-watchdog’ health regulator
2017-02-10
Jeremy Hunt is considering merging all nine health regulatory bodies into one ‘super-watchdog’, new reports have claimed. The Health Secretary will be publishing a consultation
Dementia Friendly Dentistry programme wins award
2016-12-14
Dementia Friendly Dentistry programme has won an award for its efforts to help those with dementia NHS England’s Dementia Friendly Dentistry programme has been awarded
Government’s track record on self sufficiency ‘doesn’t inspire confidence’
2016-10-10
The BDA has highlighted the number of dental graduates who couldn’t get a foundation training place after Jeremy Hunt said he wanted the NHS to
Government reshuffle means ‘no excuse for unfinished business’
2016-07-14
BDA says the latest government reshuffle has left no excuses for unfinished business on oral health The BDA has said there’s ‘no excuse for unfinished
The blame game
2016-04-14
Kevin Lewis uses the BDIA’s warnings over buying cheap dental equipment to warn the NHS about continuing to drive down UDA values. My heart sank
