Hidden GDC Emails, more questions about Council’s conduct in the Williams case

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Published: Thursday, 16 May 2024 18:29
Written by Peter Ingle
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Hidden GDC Emails, more questions about Council’s conduct in the Williams case

One dentist’s persistent pursuit of accountability from the GDC has led to a previously hidden tranche of emails and letters being released. These shed further light on the GDC’s repeated embarrassments at the hand of the judicial system following its inability to accept the various shortcomings in its handling of the Williams case.

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Dental Vans - Potential For Excellence

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Published: Thursday, 16 May 2024 06:40
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Dental Vans - Potential For Excellence

There has been some confusion about Dental Vans. For a start they are not actual vans, but typically 7.5 ton lorries. 

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NHS England Launch Dentist Recruitment Scheme

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Published: Thursday, 16 May 2024 06:39
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NHS England Launch Dentist Recruitment Scheme

One of the promised features of the dental recovery plan was to introduce ‘golden hellos’ for dentists willing to fill some of the most problematic gaps in NHS coverage. Guidance has now been issued that gives some detail about how this will work. Up to 240 dentists will be offered a payment of £20000 to work in under served areas for three years.

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NHS Dentistry Crisis Makes the Financial Times

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Published: Wednesday, 08 May 2024 09:42
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NHS Dentistry Crisis Makes the Financial Times

In a story based upon its own analysis, the Financial Times has concluded that £150 million of the dental budget remains unspent and that it was also experiencing a “recruitment crisis.” That such a respected paper, a UK go-to for all matters economic, has published a story explaining to its influential readers the woes of NHS dentistry, confirms that awareness of the crisis is not restricted to dental teams and patients unable to find treatment. The paper goes on to describe the shortcomings of the NHS dental contract, describing it as “broken".

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Wanted: Dental Vans And Dental Workforce

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Published: Tuesday, 07 May 2024 08:27
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Wanted: Dental Vans And Dental Workforce

Announcing their much awaited Dental Recovery Plan (DRP) earlier this year, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins together with the Minister with responsibility for Primary Care Andrea Leadsom positively enthused about the role dental vans were going to play in delivering dental services to remote country and coastal locations.

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