A popular dental practice established in Tunbridge Wells in 1895 is to be closed at short notice, and the site will be redeveloped for housing. Patients and staff of Bupa owned Hill House Dental Care have reportedly been “left stunned” by the “out of the blue” decision.
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With no reform to the NHS Dental Contract in sight, a new survey by the British Dental Association (BDA) suggests that nearly half of dentists are ‘severing ties‘ with the NHS as the remuneration for engaging with service is increasingly failing to cover the cost of doing so.
As recently reported on GDPUK, the Department of Health & Social Care have announced that NHS England has now written to integrated care boards (ICBs) in each region, and told them to, “stand up thousands of urgent appointments over the next year.”
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Following the news that the NHS saw 2.2 million more patients between July and November 2024 than it managed over the same period in 2023, Health Minister Stephen Kinnock is hoping that the announcement will enable the government to fulfil another of its election pledges.
Read more: Government Confirms 700,000 Extra Urgent Appointments From April
The driver of a suspected stolen Range Rover Evoke which was engaged in a high speed chase, lost control of the vehicle on Monday (17th February) crashing it, at 22.00 hrs, into a working dental practice.
Read more: Stolen Range Rover Careers Into Didsbury Dental Practice
From time to time there have been hopes of a revival in the fortunes of NHS dentistry. There was the promise of extra money that did not turn up. The promise of a ring fence to retain the existing funds, that turned out to be full of gaps.
Read more: Treasury Pulls the Strings at “Fixing NHS Dentistry Hearings”