Posts Tagged ‘Hywel Dda Health Board’
Newcastle Emlyn dental practice to stop providing NHS treatment
Patients registered with Emlyn Dental Practice in Newcastle Emlyn, Wales, will have to find an alternative NHS dental provider after it was confirmed the surgery would no longer offer NHS treatment from January 1st. NHS patients at the practice have been sent a letter detailing plans for the cessation of NHS services and adding that […]
Dentists warn over ‘access crisis’ in Wales, as patients struggle to register with NHS practices
The British Dental Association has issued a warning over an “access crisis” as more and more patients struggle to find practices offering NHS places in Wales. Research suggests that only 1 in 6 dental practices in Wales are accepting new NHS dental patients. Just over 25% of practices currently have NHS child places available. In […]
Narberth Councillor Raises Concerns Over the Future of Local NHS Dental Surgery
Narberth councillor Sue Rees has raised concerns over plans to cancel the NHS dental contract at a local surgery. Councillor Rees discovered that the contract will not be renewed on April 1st and is worried that nobody seems to know what is going on and what the future holds for Narberth patients. There are two […]
Thousands of Children Waiting for Braces in Wales
Thousands of children are waiting for braces in Wales, it has been revealed. In an interview with BBC Radio Wales, David Howells from Pencastell Orthodontics, the only NHS practice offering orthodontic treatment in west Wales, said that the waiting lists for children are very long and around 4,000 children in Wales are waiting for treatment. […]
Crisis in Carmarthenshire as More Than 1,000 Children Wait for Orthodontic Treatment
Dental experts in Wales have described waiting times for children’s orthodontic treatment as a “crisis.” In Carmarthenshire, children are waiting up to 21 times longer than patients in other parts of Wales and more than 1,500 children are currently on a waiting list for specialist care. MP Simon Hart exposed the extent of the problem […]
Carmarthenshire Health Bosses Urge Medical And Dental Patients To Use A&E Sensibly
Health bosses in Carmarthenshire are urging people to visit A&E and call an ambulance only if an emergency situation arises after figures revealed a rise in patient numbers. Members of the Hywel Dda Health Board said Glangwili Hospital and three other hospitals in Carmarthen have experienced a sudden increase in patient numbers, which has placed […]
