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John Milne retains GDPC chair |
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John Milne, from Wakefield West Yorkshire threw off a challenge from Eddie Crouch and was re-elected as chair of the BDA’s General Dental Practice Committee. He has held the post for three years and has been closely involved with the Department’s pilots for a new GDP contract. The election is by members of the Committee and the result was Milne 36, Crouch 21.
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"Premature" to forecast insufficient training places: Cockcroft |
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The Chief Dental Officer (CDO), Barry Cockcroft has confirmed that it is the Government’s ‘intention’ to see that sufficient DF1 places are funded to match the number of students forecast to graduate from dental schools in England this year. He did however concede that last year 21 UK graduates were left without places .
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COPDEND claims success despite widespread concerns |
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Despite widespread criticism of the new dental foundation recruitment exercise, Chris Franklin Professor COPDEND Chair says he was very pleased with how well the process had gone. Of the 1109 students who attended interviews, 182 (16.4%) were unsuccessful and even if they graduate this year, may never be able to work as a dentist in the NHS. Professor Franklin said he understood that the uncertainty caused may be ‘unsettling’.
GDPUK understands that the DF year is also viewed internationally as part of the qualification process for UK dental graduates, and the lack of this training place will affect the long term careers of young unemployed graduates.
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The Care Quality Commission is set to underspend its 2011-12 budget by 14 per cent. The news comes despite the CQC failing to spot evidence of poor care, such as that which happened at the Winterbourne View care home. There have also been growing calls for the quality of inspection to improve.
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