Posts Tagged ‘Department of Health’
Funding For New Oral Health Scheme In Leicestershire
Leicestershire dental patients are set to benefit from a cash injection of thousands of pounds from the Department of Health. Ministers revealed an additional £30 million would be given to trusts across the UK. Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has received a total of £570,000. A sum of £330,000 will be used to create more appointments […]
NHS Lincolnshire Confirms Extra Funding For Dental Services
Health bosses at NHS Lincolnshire have confirmed that they successfully bid for extra funding from the Department of Health. Di Pegg, head of contracting for NHS Lincolnshire, confirmed the trust has secured additional funding worth £595,000, which will be used to provide appointments for up to 11,000 new patients in the area. The funding will […]
Dental Patients In Leicestershire To Benefit From Extra Funding
Dental patients in North West Leicestershire are set to benefit from extra funding from the Department of Health. Health ministers recently confirmed that an additional pot of £30 million would be available for trusts across the UK and health bosses in North West Leicestershire have announced that they have successfully secured £330,000. Surveys in the […]
Department Of Health Confirms Funding Boost
The Department of Health has confirmed a funding boost for NHS dental care; the DOH revealed plans to invest an extra £30 million in dental services yesterday. Health minister, Lord Howe, confirmed that an extra £30 million will be spent to try and increase access to NHS dentistry and improve standards of oral health. Since […]
NHS Pilot Scheme Shortlist Unveiled
The shortlist of practices involved in the continued NHS dentistry pilot scheme has been unveiled. The Department of Health confirmed that 29 new dental practices in the UK will join the pilot scheme from April with 70 practices already involved in the trial. The second stage of the pilot scheme has been expanded to identify […]
Bristol Dental Practices Sign Up To NHS Pilot
Dental practices in Avonmouth and Easton have signed up to a Department of Health pilot project to determine how dental care is provided in the future. In addition to focusing on how dental practices care for patients, the pilot will also concentrate on how patients look after their own teeth in a bid to try […]
Dental Shortage In Isle Of Man Leads To Long Waiting Lists
A shortage of dentists has caused waiting times in the Isle of Man to increase, according to the Department of Health. Patients are waiting longer for routine check-ups because there are not enough dentists on the islands. Health minister, David Anderson, said the department was working hard to increase recruitment on the island to tackle […]
Cosmetic Dental Procedures Review Following PIP Breast Implant Scandal
The British Dental Association (BDA) and General Dental Council (GDC) are set to provide evidence of correct cosmetic dental procedure practice to the Department of Health. Teeth whitening, Botox and dermal fillers are to be included in the review following the PIP scandal when thousands of women were provided with faulty breast implants, proving to […]
Government Backs New Birmingham Dental Hospital
Plans to build a new, state of the art dental hospital in Birmingham have received government support. The Department of Health has officially approved plans to build the new hospital on the former BBC site at Pebble Mill. Planning consent for the development was approved last November. Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust is hoping that work […]
Wigan Dentists Praised
Wigan’s dentists are among the best in the North West according to a recently released report. Recent figures by the Department of Health show that patients in the area are able to receive treatments faster than patients in other areas. The GP Patient Survey revealed that 97 percent of people in Wigan were able to […]
