Posts Tagged ‘Care Quality Commission’
Patients Left in the Lurch after Northamptonshire Dental Surgery Closes Suddenly
Around 2,000 patients have been left in the lurch after a dental surgery in Kettering, Northamptonshire closed suddenly. Headlands Dental Care closed without warning on April 11th, but most patients only found out after official contact from NHS Northamptonshire. Some also tried to ring the surgery, only to find a recorded message saying that the […]
CQC Registration Causes Problems for Dental Practices
More than 30 dental practices have not secured CQC (Care Quality Commission) registration, it has been revealed. Figures shared with General Practice publication, Pulse, confirm that more than 30 dental practices and an unknown number of GP practices have not completed CQC registration, adding fuel to the argument that the registration process is forcing some […]
BDA calling for explanations over registration fees
The British Dental Association has called for clarity over CQC registration fees. In a letter to the Care Quality Commission, the BDA has argued that dentists have been left in the dark over fees, despite the fact that the deadline for registration is in three weeks’ time. The letter also calls for changes to the […]
BDA claims that dentists should not pay for CQC registration
The British Dental Association has argued that dentists should not have to pay for CQC (Care Quality Commission) registration. The BDA has stressed that many dental practices are already under financial pressure and the registration fee will add to this. The organisation also proposed that the fee would prevent dentists from investing money in new […]
BDA encourages dentists to campaign against CQC plan
The British Dental Association has issued a rousing call to encourage dentists in England to join the campaign against Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration plans. The BDA is campaigning to try and make the government change plans to force dentists to register with the CQC before April next year; representatives from the organisation are not […]
BDA calls for explanation over CQC fees
The British Dental Association has urged the Care Quality Commission to explain calculations related to a new fee scale for dental practice registration. The plea has come in light of concerns being raised over the possibility of single owners being forced to subsidise owners of larger practices. The sliding scale system would mean that providers […]
Dentists protest against new regulation
Dentists are protesting against a new regulation, which they feel is unnecessary and a waste of time. Hundreds of dentists have written to The Telegraph to protest against the new regulation, which requires them to register with the Care Quality Commission by 2011; GPs and hospitals must also register with CQC. The regulation has been […]
Dentists voice anger against health quango
Dentists in the North of England are in uproar after learning that they must travel to a post office in Yorkshire to obtain a criminal records bureau form. Dentists managing dental practices must complete the form under new government legislation, which is being enforced by the Care Quality Commission; however, hundreds of dentists are now […]
