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Published: Monday, 15 October 2018 07:35
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A quarter of a million NHS workers opted out of the pension scheme over the past three years, with experts blaming a “punitive” government tax regime and the current cost of living, the HSJ has revealed. Their investigation found 245,561 people opted out of the scheme between 2015 and 2017, with 102,755 opting out in 2016 alone, representing a 78% increase from the previous year.
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Published: Thursday, 11 October 2018 07:52
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Around 25% of evening and weekend appointments are being left unfilled, a Pulse investigation revealed on the day the policy was being rolled out across England. A Freedom of Information request by the publication which was answered in full by 80 CCGs, shows that across those around half a million appointment slots have been left empty on evenings and weekends.
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Published: Wednesday, 10 October 2018 07:36
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Imports of prosecco to the UK fell by 7% this year after a decade of growth and dentists are being blamed for it. An Italian farmers group put the blame on the ‘fake news’ designed to discredit the Italian drink which seems to have had an impact on sales, they said.
Read more: Now dentists are being blamed for fall in Prosecco sales
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Published: Tuesday, 09 October 2018 07:44
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London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has made commitments on oral health in the new London Health Inequalities Strategy. The document outlines ambitions to see partners take further action on improving child oral health, including access to dental care, particularly targeted on those communities least likely to be attend a dentist.
Read more: Mayor of London outlines his oral health ambitions
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Published: Tuesday, 09 October 2018 07:44
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Welsh Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething AM, has announced a new pay deal for doctors and dentists in Wales, which includes a higher salary increase than the deal agreed in England. BDA Wales has criticised the rise, saying austerity pay and the Welsh Government’s refusal to let go of a system of rigid targets is leaving the very future of the service in doubt.
Read more: Dentists pay deal in Wales ‘a cut in all but name’
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Published: Monday, 08 October 2018 08:25
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The BDA and BMA have issued a joint call for fundamental reform of the Review Body (DDRB). They state that the DDRB’s role to guarantee the independence of pay awards has been eroded over time, and the current process is no longer acceptable to their professions. GDPs in England still do not have clarity on whether the anticipated 2% uplift will be delivered from 1 October.
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Published: Friday, 05 October 2018 05:53
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The British Orthodontic Society has announced that consultant orthodontist David Waring is to be the new Chairman of the British Orthodontic Conference. The first conference under his leadership will be held in Glasgow in 2019. Commenting on his new role David said: “Richard Jones has chaired BOC superbly and I am very much looking forward to taking on the baton from him.”
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Published: Thursday, 04 October 2018 07:51
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School meals should be improved to cut excess sugar and encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables, leading dentists from the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons have said. They are calling for a "bolder approach" from the Scottish Government to give young children the healthiest possible start in life.
Read more: Puddings should be taken off school lunch menus say Scottish dental academics
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Published: Wednesday, 03 October 2018 07:45
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice has published the second edition of Standards in Dentistry, for general dental practitioners and their teams which acts as a guide to personal or practice-based quality assessment. Ian Mills, Dean of FGDP(UK), said: “The Faculty’s core function is to raise the standards of care delivered to patients, and the provision of guidance and standards by dentists, for dentists, is central to this.”
Read more: FGDP(UK) publishes revised Standards in Dentistry
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