The headline will be familiar to those with even a passing interest in the UK dental scene.
“Hard working families are struggling to cover basic health costs”
Another story speaks of “dental deserts” as well as, “a new surge of tooth decay.”
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It appears that the soon to be axed NHS England will be going out with a bang. The arms-length body is to be merged with the Department of Health and Social Care, but it will be taking the despised 2006 UDA with it, into healthcare history.
The four nations of the UK may need four health ministers and four different systems of payment for NHS dental care, but they seem to manage with a single source for a good deal of clinical guidance.
The change to having Integrated Care Boards commissioning primary dental care was always going to offer as many threats as opportunities.
GDPUK readers may have seen posts chronicling recent difficulties with the CQC. A failure of the portal required to communicate with the regulator has not been the only challenge.
Read more: CQC Wasted £99 million on Failed “Transformation”
For those struggling to keep up with the GDC‘s legal failings, yet another judge has given the GDC yet another severe rebuke.
After a steady stream of stories from across the profession about practices struggling to remain viable, a new survey provides a generally more positive snapshot, at least for associates.
Read more: Accountants Paint a Positive Picture for Associates
Overall, NHS dental access may appear to be on a downward trajectory, but there are also accounts of recovery. In Somerset, recent stories have reflected both aspects of the state of NHS dentistry.
The announcement earlier this month by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) of an £11 million investment ringfenced to improve children‘s oral health in England, has been warmly welcomed by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD).
Read more: BSPD Welcomes Government's £11M Investment in Children's Oral Health