NHS Dentistry Crisis Makes the Financial Times

NHS Dentistry Crisis Makes the Financial Times

In a story based upon its own analysis, the Financial Times has concluded that £150 million of the dental budget remains unspent and that it was also experiencing a “recruitment crisis.” That such a respected paper, a UK go-to for all matters economic, has published a story explaining to its influential readers the woes of NHS dentistry, confirms that awareness of the crisis is not restricted to dental teams and patients unable to find treatment. The paper goes on to describe the shortcomings of the NHS dental contract, describing it as “broken".

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Wanted: Dental Vans And Dental Workforce

Wanted: Dental Vans And Dental Workforce

Announcing their much awaited Dental Recovery Plan (DRP) earlier this year, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins together with the Minister with responsibility for Primary Care Andrea Leadsom positively enthused about the role dental vans were going to play in delivering dental services to remote country and coastal locations.

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Transparency and Delays - The GDC Way

Transparency and Delays - The GDC Way

“Transparency is important to building trust.”

This is hardly a controversial opinion, and was written by Stefan Czerniawski, GDC Executive Director, Strategy who is responsible amongst other roles, for communications and engagement. He wrote this sentence in a blog on the GDC website in late March 2024. It has taken the GDC no more than a month to show that these were empty words.

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New CGDent President Announced

New CGDent President Announced

GDP’s have always prided themselves on getting things done. If any evidence was needed, whilst it took NHS England 10 months to appoint a new Chief Dental Officer, the College of General Dentistry have appointed their new President in a fraction of that time.

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FTP Lightning Strikes Twice

FTP Lightning Strikes Twice

GDPUK has recently reported upon a questionable Fitness to Practice (FTP) case where the GDC appeared determined to press on, seeking the very serious dishonesty finding over a single remark - see this story which is expanded on here - . It turns out that this is not the first controversial FTP investigation that this registrant has been subjected to.

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Leadsom To Meet Dental Campaigner Following Westminster Debate

Leadsom To Meet Dental Campaigner Following Westminster Debate

The thorny question of whether cancer patients should be given guaranteed access to NHS dental services that are, like prescriptions, free of patient charges, was considered by MPs in Westminster Hall in mid April.

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More Articles ...

  1. Baroness Gardner of Parkes, Dentist And Peer, Dies Aged 96
  2. Dental Payment Plan Membership 'Surging' As NHS Access Bites
  3. GDC Fails with Social Skills Accusations
  4. Jason Wong Confirmed As New CDO England
  5. Ageing Dental Academic Cohort Threatens Workforce Planning

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