Archive for the ‘NHS Dentistry’ Category

North East health bosses highlight challenges as NHS dental providers hand contracts back

North East health bosses highlight challenges as NHS dental providers hand contracts back

Health bosses in the North East have highlighted several challenges related to dental services, as NHS providers in the area hand contracts back. Bosses in the North East and North Cumbria region admitted that there are significant difficulties in increasing capacity and enabling local people to access NHS dental services. One of the most worrying […]


Cowal Peninsula residents set up petition after last remaining NHS practice goes private

Cowal Peninsula residents set up petition after last remaining NHS practice goes private

Residents in the Cowal Peninsula have set up a petition after the last remaining NHS practice in the area went private. The new owners of the Hollies Dental Practice in Dunoon have confirmed that the practice will not be providing NHS dental services for adults. Currently, there are no available NHS adult places in Argyll […]


NHS dentistry review delivers damning verdict

NHS dentistry review delivers damning verdict

A review of NHS dentistry has delivered a damning verdict. The review, which was conducted by the Commons’ Health and Social Care Committee, a cross-party panel, concluded that it was ‘totally unacceptable’ that people were experiencing pain and suffering because they cannot get an NHS dental appointment. The government ordered an urgent review of the […]


York pensioner extracts his own tooth after struggling to find an NHS dentist

York pensioner extracts his own tooth after struggling to find an NHS dentist

A pensioner from York has extracted his own tooth after struggling to get an NHS dental appointment. Phil Shepherdson, 72, is registered with a local dental practice but couldn’t get an appointment with an NHS dentist. He was offered a dental hygiene appointment but told that no appointments were available with the practice dentists. Suffering […]


Carlisle dental practice terminates NHS contract

Carlisle dental practice terminates NHS contract

A dental practice in Carlisle has confirmed that it will terminate its NHS contract at the end of June. The owners of Lismore Dental Practice have contacted the NHS to end the contract on June 30th. The move will leave existing patients who don’t want to pay for private dental care without access to an […]


Horsham residents to lose NHS dental services

Horsham residents to lose NHS dental services

Residents in Horsham have been informed that they will lose access to NHS dental services in September. Patients who are registered with Blackhorse Way and Causeway surgeries received a letter recently, providing notice that the practices would be stopping NHS care from the end of September. The surgeries are run by Portman Dental Care. Portman […]


75% of Edinburgh dental practices not accepting new NHS patients

75% of Edinburgh dental practices not accepting new NHS patients

Residents in Edinburgh are finding it increasingly difficult to find a dentist, as data shows that 75% of practices are not accepting new NHS patients. Research suggests that the majority of practices in the city don’t currently have spaces for new patients. Of the ones that are accepting new patients, more than a third have […]


Thousands of patients in the South West face losing their NHS dentist

Thousands of patients in the South West face losing their NHS dentist

Thousands of patients in the South West are facing losing their NHS dentist within a few weeks. Campaigns to stop the closure of local practices have stepped up recently, with 7,000 patients set to lose access to NHS dental services via the closure of one practice in Bristol alone. Bupa Dental Care revealed that it […]


Figures show nearly half of registered patients in Scotland haven’t seen a dentist for 2 years

Figures show nearly half of registered patients in Scotland haven’t seen a dentist for 2 years

Figures show that almost half of patients who are registered with an NHS dentist in Scotland haven’t seen a dentist for at least two years. Statistics obtained by the Liberal Democrats via a Freedom of Information request show that 10% of people haven’t been to the dentist for ten years. In total, more than 2,200 […]


Figures show fall in NHS dentist numbers

Figures show fall in NHS dentist numbers

Figures obtained by the British Dental Association (BDA) show a fall in the number of NHS dentists working in England. Data from the NHS Business Services Authority, which was accessed by the BDA via a Freedom of Information request, suggests that dentist numbers have fallen from 24,272 in 2021/2022 to 23,577 in 2022/2023. This is […]