Sixty per cent of dentists looking to leave NHS dentistry

2017-10-02

Sixty per cent of UK dentists are planning on moving away from NHS dentistry in the next five years. That’s according a British Dental Association

NHS complaints increase by 4.9%

2017-09-19

The number of written complaints received by the NHS increased 4.9% in 2016/17, new figures from NHS Digital show. Specifically there were a total of 90,600 written

NHS dentists’ earnings drop by 35% in the last decade

2017-09-18

NHS dentists’ taxable income has dropped by 35% in real terms since 2006, according to new figures from NHS Digital. Real incomes for a practice-owning

NHS dental practices not accepting new patients

2017-09-06

Almost half of NHS dental practices aren’t accepting new adult patients and only three-fifths are accepting new child patients. That’s according to the NHS Choices

Patients missing out on NHS dental care a ‘national disgrace’

2017-08-31

Almost half (48.6%) of adults in England haven’t seen an NHS dentist, new figures from NHS Digital show. Although experiencing a slight 0.4% rise from the year

Wales creating 10,000 new NHS dental places

2017-08-09

The Welsh Government is creating 10,000 new NHS dental places in some of the most deprived areas of Wales. It is all part of a

Clawbacks costing Welsh NHS dentistry £6.6 million

2017-08-08

Clawbacks cost NHS dentists in Wales £6.6 million in 2016, according to figures from the British Dental Association (BDA). The Welsh Government has recently committed to

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

NHS pay cap must end, unions tell PM

2017-07-05

Health associations have joined forces to write a letter to the Prime Minister, calling for a stop to the NHS pay restraint. The letter, written

Eighty per cent of under twos ‘failed to see NHS dentist last year’

2017-06-13

Eight in 10 children aged between one and two years did not visit an NHS dentists in 2016/17, according to new data from the Royal

Make sure your voice is heard with NHS dentistry survey

2017-06-07

Dentists are being asked to share their experience of working within the NHS by taking part in the latest NHS Confidence Monitor. This is the fifth

Contract reform update

2017-06-01

Steve Williams gives his initial thoughts on the current prototype contracts that are being tested at the moment. The Jimmy Steele report of 2009, may