“I am not doing nothing, I am a woman with a plan.” These were the words of the Chief Dental Officer (CDO) of England, Sara Hurley, at the recent House of Commons Health Committee hearing. Indeed the CDO has been a prolific provider of plans. What the best laid plans of this CDO have actually achieved, rather than whether or not she is included in the Coronation honours list, will be her true legacy.
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After all the hoopla and publicity surrounding the Health and Social Care Committee enquiry into NHS dentistry, the ministers and public health experts have now returned to their offices and non-executive directorships.
Read more: Back To The Real World, Another Day For Dentistry in the UK
The second panel of witnesses on the final day of oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee enquiry into NHS dentistry, offered an opportunity for those in charge to defend their record.
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Police in Connecticut recently received a rather unusual call out which resulted in the arrest of a motel guest. In itself, not that unusual, but Hugo Moraes-DeLima, was not vacationing at The La Quinta Inn, where rooms cost from $155 per night. His stay did came under the ‘work’ category, but it was the nature of that work, which was the problem.
There are nine key professional standards that the GDC expects registrants to observe. The second of these is that they must “communicate effectively with patients”.
Read more: GDC Double Standards: Transparency & Social Media Monitoring
As trailed by Guy Tuggle, the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee has now reconvened for a second round of oral evidence. This has come from a panel of guests selected to inform it about why MPs receive so many missives from angry patients unable to access NHS dentistry, and why so many dentists are walking away from NHS contracts.
Read more: Healthwatch & ICBs Asleep, Commons Committee Hears More