Posts Tagged ‘Cumbria’
Councillors bid to prioritise dental care in Cumbria
Councillors in Cumbria are looking to prioritise dental care in a move that will see them take on new commissioning responsibilities. Cumbria County Council is working more closely with NHS England to try and improve access to NHS dental services. Currently, the region is struggling to support the demand for NHS dental care, with many […]
Tim Farron secures guarantees to improve dental access in Cumbria following parliamentary meeting
Tim Farron, the MP for South Lakes, has secured guarantees from ministers after chairing a parliamentary meeting about access to dental services in Cumbria on Wednesday 3rd July. During the meeting, Mr Farron outlined the current situation, describing is an “unjust” and pointing out that patients are unable to see a dentist without facing a […]
South Lakes MP chairs dental access crisis debate in parliament
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, chaired a parliamentary debate on the dental access crisis in Cumbria on Wednesday 3rd July. Mr Farron, who has raised concerns over a lack of NHS dental places in the region in the past, debated the subject of dental access with government ministers. Cumbria is the one of the worst […]
Cumbria community dental services launch upskilling initiative to tackle waiting lists
Community and special care dental services in Cumbria have launched new upskilling initiatives in a bid to reduce waiting times and enable more local patients to benefit from sedation services. Teams across the county, which operate from hospitals including Westmorland General Hospital, have introduced measures to upskill dental therapists, nurses and dentists to enable them […]
Tributes pour in for popular Cumbria dentist killed in motorbike crash in Canada
Tributes have been paid to a popular dentist from Cumbria who was killed in a motorbike crash in Canada last weekend. Paul Knight, from Wigton, was travelling in British Columbia with his wife when he was involved in a collision. Michelle, Paul’s wife, was seriously injured in the crash, which occurred on Saturday 14th July, […]
Cumbria County Council delays fluoride decision
Councillors from Cumbria County Council will delay making a decision on water fluoridation until the findings of a study have been revealed. Members of the council’s cabinet claim that they need more information about the impact of fluoridation on a local scale before they make a decision on the future of fluoridation in the area. […]
Cumbria Dental Patients Invited To Share Their Views To Improve Local NHS Services
Dental patients in Cumbria are being invited to share their views on NHS dentistry in a bid to improve services in the area. NHS England is encouraging patients in the region to provide feedback and opinions about NHS dentistry in Cumbria. The information collected will be used to shape measures and policy in the future […]
Cumbria Dental Nurses Angry Over Dumped Waste
Dental nurses from a practice in Cumbria are calling for people to stop dumping waste on land adjacent to the surgery; the nurses have been cleaning the land next to the Horn Hill Dental Practice on a regular basis and are fed up of removing bags of rubbish and dog excrement, which has been dumped […]
Alarming Increase In Number Of Dental Admission At Cumbrian Hospitals
There has been an alarming increase in the number of people in Cumbria being admitted to hospital as a result of dental issues. Figures from the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre show that there were 764 dental admissions to hospital between December 2010 and November 2011, compared to 940 for the same period […]
Cumbria Dental Practices Join Forces To Provide Training Opportunities
Two dental practices in Cumbria have got together to provide better training opportunities for dentists in the region. The initiative is being managed by the owners of Ghyllmount Dental Practice in Penrith and Spedding Dental Clinic in Carlisle. All dentists are required to attend training days and complete a set amount of continuing professional development […]
