The British Dental Association (BDA) has responded to news that the Department of Health and Social Care has dubbed a below-inflation pay rise of 3.5 per cent as “affordable” for doctors and dentists...
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has expressed disappointment and dismay at a government announcement confirming that the General Dental Council (GDC) is not one of the healthcare regulators to be...
Steps towards reform to the legislation that underpins the UK’s healthcare regulators were taken on February 17, 2022, as the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) sets out the direction for...
The British Dental Association Wales has backed cross-party calls for meaningful reform of NHS dentistry.
Following a debate in the Scottish Parliament on February 8, 2023, the British Dental Association (BDA) has urged the Scottish Government to deliver meaningful reform to NHS dentistry by the autumn,...
Radical reform is being called to address inequalities in access to dental treatment across North Yorkshire and to help counter the “broken and dysfunctional” service nationally. North Yorkshire...
On the floor of the House of Commons on January 30, 2023, South Lakes MP Tim Farron made the case for tackling the crisis in dentistry during the debate on the government’s plans to improve the NHS.
On January 24, 2023, Lord Philip Hunt of Kings Heath opened a debate on regulation amendments for NHS dental services in the House of Lords.
The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on the Scottish Government to fix the system underpinning NHS dentistry, as new data reveals little sign of a recovery in attendance and ever-widening...
Doctor and dentist leaders have set out a plan to restore independence to a broken pay review process driving talent out of the NHS.
In an interview with BBC news, Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, has mentioned plans to change the UK’s smoking policy if a Labor government is elected.
The British Dental Association (BDA) has urged Rishi Sunak to correct the record, after misrepresenting the crisis facing NHS dentistry at PMQs on January 11, 2023.