| Prescription and dental patients’ charges in England will be increased on 1st April. No announcements have been made for Scotland Northern Ireland or Wales. The changes in charges were outlined by Health Minister Simon Burns and will be laid before Parliament soon. |
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Reports have reached GDPUK that the Chief Dental Officer (CDO) Barry Cockcroft is set to announce that 70-80 extra Foundation Year places will be made available this summer. This may partly defuse the row of the recruitment exercise, but up to 100 newly qualified UK dentists could be left without a job in NHS dentistry. The CDO will be briefing the dental press on the afternoon of Thursday March 1 and will be giving a talk at the Dentistry Show in Birmingham on Friday. |
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Read more: Government set to announce more Foundation Training places
| The resignation of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) chief executive Cynthia Bower follows a critical review by the Department of Health, despite denials that the two facts are linked. Ms Bower has agreed to remain in post until autumn 2012 to allow for an ‘appropriate handover’. She will continue to collect a salary until she leaves the CQC, but there will be no final ‘lump sum’ payment. |
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| Cutting tooth decay in children, along with preventing cancer and the population weighing less, are just some of the challenges local councils will be able to track their progress against when they take over looking after the health and well-being of their residents, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced. |
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Read more: Child decay levels will be public health indicator
| The average dental practice sale value has increased according to the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers (NASDAL) survey for the quarter ending 31 October 2011, standing at 107% compared to 90% in the previous quarter. This percentage figure reflects the significant number of practices with NHS contracts changing hands. |
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Speaking in a debate on the PIP breast implants, Labour MP for Rhondda Chris Bryant suggested that laser surgery clinics to the list of places to be investigated. He also wanted the Secretary of State to look into private dentists, ‘many of which are encouraging patients to undergo operations that they certainly do not need’ |
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