DDRB says 1.8% gross, but Hunt says 1%
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- Published: Thursday, 13 March 2014 11:54
- Written by Tony Jacobs
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The DDRB recommended at 2.5% rise in gross fees for general dental services, but in a written Ministerial Statement, released on 13th March 2014, Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, said:
in respect of General Dental Practitioners (GDPs), we accept its recommendation for an increase of 1% to general dental practitioners’ income after allowing for movement in their expenses, but abate the increase in the general dental service contract for GDP staff costs from the recommended 2.5% to 1%. This results in an overall uplift of 1.6% to be applied to gross earnings for independent dental contractors for 2014-15.
Dental leaders see this as a cut when considered in real terms, read more for quotes.
Dr John Milne, Chair of the BDA’s General Dental Practice Committee, said:
“In submitting its evidence to DDRB, the BDA warned that funding is an increasingly pressing issue for general dental practice in England, with practitioners’ having endured real terms pay cuts for several years now, and called this year for a resounding message of support for NHS dentistry from the Department of Health.
“Instead, DH has chosen to ignore the conclusions of the independent pay review body that it commissioned to consider the issue. This is a deeply disappointing decision that will prompt many dentists to question the Coalition Government’s commitment to NHS dentistry. That such a decision should be taken at a time when dentists are already facing anxiety about the future – with the process of reforming the flawed contractual arrangements introduced in 2006 still ongoing – makes it all the more lamentable.”
The full text of the Minsterial statement is on the DH website.
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