Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, to stand down
2023-05-25
Chief dental officer Sara Hurley will stand down this summer, NHS England announced today. England’s CDO Sara Hurley is stepping back from the role at
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An update from CDO Sara Hurley
2022-09-29
Sara Hurley, the chief dental officer for England, has updated the dental team on the NHS contractual changes. She states that contractors with an indicative
An update for the dental team from Sara Hurley
2022-09-01
The chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, has confirmed that dental teams no longer need to test for Covid-19 following new government guidance. From
Government announces ‘significant change’ to dental contract
2022-07-19
This morning, the NHS announced the first significant change to its dental contract in 16 years since its introduction, including a minimum UDA value. The
‘Little meaningful difference’ – profession reacts to NHS dentistry update
2022-04-07
The latest announcement on NHS dentistry will ‘make very little meaningful difference’ to practices in the face of staff shortages. This is the verdict of
Current NHS contract has ‘run out of road’, says CDO Sara Hurley
2022-04-01
The current UDA system is no longer workable – but there needs to be ‘understanding and compromise’ in the face of any contract changes. This
Dental practices told to stop serving notices of termination to unvaccinated staff
2022-02-02
Dental practices have been told to stop serving notices of termination to unvaccinated staff in the run up to the vaccine mandate coming into force.
CDO Sara Hurley releases 2022 update for NHS dentistry
2021-12-22
Chief dental officer Sara Hurley has unveiled the latest targets for NHS dental practices in the run up to Christmas. Between January and March 2022,
CDO Sara Hurley releases updated SOP for dentistry
2021-11-26
An updated standard operating procedure (SOP) is now available for dental teams. Yesterday chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley published new guidelines to reflect
Sara Hurley – leading the charge
2021-09-29
Sara Hurley speaks to Gemma Bridge about her role as a Global Child Dental Fund trustee and how the Senior Dental Leadership programme can support
Woman breaks into dental practice and extracts 13 teeth from patient
2021-07-19
A woman has been arrested for breaking into a dental practice and pulling out several teeth from an unknowing patient. She allegedly broke into the
CDO Sara Hurley urges dental teams to ‘play their part’ following death of Sarah Everard
2021-03-22
Chief dental officer Sara Hurley called on dental teams to ‘play their part’ in protecting women in the wake of the death of Sarah Everard.
