Following a new report, Shropshire Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board expects to hear that dental services have not yet been restored to pre-pandemic levels.
The new deal will make it harder for the UK to regulate tobacco and alcohol or ban products like those containing harmful pesticides, warns analysts.
On March 28, 2023, the first minister of Wales was questioned by politicians on the growing NHS dentistry waiting list.
One million smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes under a pioneering new “swap to stop” scheme designed to improve the health of the nation and cut smoking rates.
The government has unveiled tough new measures to combat the illegal sale of vapes to under-18s as part of its plans to reduce smoking and tackle youth vaping.
The NHS’ plan to integrate dentistry within local care has been endorsed by Suffolk MP and former health secretary Therese Coffey.
South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has demanded action from the Scottish Government on the “exodus” of dentists from the NHS in Dumfries and Galloway.
The British Dental Association has urged the government to act on recommendations from the NHS Confederation, that wholesale reform is needed as Integrated Care Boards take responsibility for NHS...
Following the election of Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and his swearing-in as first minister, dentist leaders in Scotland have called for immediate action to ensure the beleaguered service has a future.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have launched their plans to save NHS dentistry in Wales, warning that unless the Welsh Labour Government takes action now NHS dentistry risks going extinct.
The British Dental Association (BDA) has critiqued moves to increase NHS dental charges during the cost-of-living crisis, accusing ministers of prioritising lowering their own cash contributions to...
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) has welcomed the publication of the Oral Health Survey of five-year-olds by the Office of Health Disparities, which confirms the “compelling evidence” given by...