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Revised payment arrangements to reward dentists for seeing more NHS patients

Revised payment arrangements for NHS dentists will be linked more closely to the number of patients they see from April to avoid a “cliff-edge” for practices, the Scottish Government has announced. Ministers said the revised arrangements will help ...

02 Mar 2022 at 20:55

Night time and weekend dental appointments as dentists tackle backlog

NHS dental patients are to be offered care over weekends and into the night as dentists try to tackle the backlog of care built up by the Covid-19 pandemic, officials have said. More than 350,000 additional dentist appointments are to be made ...

25 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Unions angry at pay awards for public sector workers

The Government is on a collision course with public sector workers including nurses and teachers after announcing pay rises which were attacked as a real-terms wage cut. One union leader warned of co-ordinated strike action in response to ...

19 Jul 2022 at 23:34

Baby food pouches ‘more sugary than Coca-Cola’, dentists warn

08 Jul 2022 at 01:01

NHS dentistry on its ‘last legs’ despite data showing surge in treatments

Despite a surge in the number of dental treatments carried out across England, sector leaders have warned that NHS dentistry is on its “last legs”. New figures from NHS Digital show that 26.4 million courses of treatment were ...

25 Aug 2022 at 17:22

Lack of NHS dentists is ‘putting at risk Government’s levelling up agenda’ – MP

Problems accessing NHS dentistry provision are “putting at risk the Government’s levelling up agenda” a Conservative MP has warned. Scott Benton said constituents “struggling to access an NHS dentist appointment” was ...

16 Jun 2022 at 14:09

Thousands of dentists stop providing NHS services

Thousands of high street dentists in England are “severing ties” with the NHS, which could leave millions of patients “with no options”, leading dentists have warned. The British Dental Association (BDA) said that ...

24 May 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

New first minister urged to act to halt ‘exodus’ of NHS dentists in Scotland

Dentists are demanding Scotland’s next first minister should act to prevent an “exodus” from the profession – as new figures showed almost three out five have reduced the amount of NHS work they do since lockdown....

15 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Barclay’s meeting with doctors over pay dispute postponed until Thursday

Doctors’ leaders are to meet with the Health Secretary on Thursday after an initial meeting to discuss concerns over pay was postponed so the minister could give media interviews. Steve Barclay said he was due ...

11 Jan 2023 at 15:47

More than 25,000 children had decaying teeth removed in hospital last year

More than 25,000 children had decaying teeth removed in hospital last year, figures suggest. Data from the Government’s Office for Health Improvement & Disparities shows that 42,180 operations for tooth ...

23 Feb 2023 at 11:38

Bupa Dental Care to cut 85 practices in a move affecting 1,200 staff

Bupa Dental Care is set to cut 85 dental practices in a move that will affect 1,200 staff across the UK, amid a national shortage of dentists and “systemic” challenges across the industry. The ...

29 Mar 2023 at 06:00

Patients travelling ‘hundreds of miles’ to access NHS dental care – MPs hear

Some patients are having to travel hundreds of miles for NHS dental care, MPs have heard. Painting a dire picture of the state of NHS dental services in England, one local Healthwatch ...

25 Apr 2023 at 17:06

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