Posts Tagged ‘NHS charges’

NHS Chief Suggests Charges For More Healthcare Services

NHS Chief Suggests Charges For More Healthcare Services

The chief of the NHS in England has suggested that patients may have to pay for more health services in the future to cope with the demand for NHS healthcare; at the moment, patients only pay for prescriptions, eye care and dental care, but the chief officer anticipates more charges in the future. Professor Malcolm […]


NHS Dental Costs to Increase in April

NHS Dental Costs to Increase in April

The Department of Health has confirmed that dental costs and prescription charges in England will increase on April 1st. As of April 1st the cost of basic band 1 dental treatments will increase by 50 pence to £17.50, band 2 treatments increase by £1 to £48 and band 3 treatments, the most complex services available […]


Jailed Stourbridge dentist’s fraud haul unknown

Jailed Stourbridge dentist’s fraud haul unknown

The extent of a jailed dentist’s fraudulent activity remains unknown after police revealed that a large proportion of the activity had been cleverly disguised and concealed. Jas Bachada and his colleague, Ikhlaq Hussain were jailed after fellow workers raised suspicions of fraud and started to gather evidence against the two men. On one occasion, a […]