Posts Tagged ‘NHS dental places’
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 […]
No Plans to Create Additional NHS Dental Places in Glamorgan
Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies AM, has learned that there are to be no new NHS dental places in the Vale of Glamorgan within the foreseeable future. Mr Davies AM went to meet with Adam Cairns, chief executive of the Cardiff and Vale Health Board, and was told that the area’s dental […]
Thousands of New NHS Dental Places Available in Cumbria
Thousands of new NHS dental places have been made available in Cumbria after the local NHS trust secured additional funding worth £1.5 million. NHS Cumbria has written to 17,000 patients that are currently waiting to register with an NHS practice to inform them that new places are available in the county and offer them the […]
Battle for NHS Dental Places in East Kent
Patients in East Kent face a battle for NHS dental places after Associated Dental Practices announced that it will be ceasing to offer NHS dental care at two if its 3 East Kent practices. Associated Dental Practices has merged with Integrated Dental Holdings after an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading revealed that the […]
Thousands of NHS Dental Places to be Created in York
Health bosses have confirmed that thousands of new NHS dental places will be made available in York and Selby. NHS North Yorkshire and York has confirmed an investment of £5.25 million to create around 14,500 new NHS dental places and improve access to local dental services. Funding will be used to create a new practice […]
Record Number Sign Up with an NHS Dentist in Worcestershire
A record number of people have signed up with an NHS dentist in Worcestershire. The latest figures show that more than 3,000 people have signed up with an NHS dentist between October 2011 and January 2012 and places are still available, thanks to massive increases in the number of NHS dental places in the county. […]
More Money for Cornish NHS Dental Service
Health bosses in Cornwall have confirmed that additional money will be spent to improve access to NHS dental services in Cornwall before the end of March. NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly successfully secured a share of a funding pot of £3.5 million to improve dental services over the course of the next month. […]
Thousands of New NHS Dental Places made Available in Plymouth
Health bosses have confirmed that 12,000 additional NHS dental places will be made available at surgeries in Plymouth to tackle a waiting list and encourage more people to visit their dentist on a regular basis. There are currently around 1,800 people waiting to register with an NHS dentist in the city, which represents a dramatic […]
Thousands of New Dental Places Available to Gloucestershire
Thousands of new NHS dental places have been made available in Gloucestershire, after two new practices opened in the county. A new practice has opened on Winchcombe Street in Cheltenham and a surgery has also opened in Cirencester. The new Cheltenham practice will be run by Rodericks Ltd and the Cirencester surgery will be managed […]
Thousands of NHS dental places to be made available in Doncaster
Health bosses in Doncaster have announced that 11,000 new NHS dental places will be made available. The new places are part of a two million pound investment in oral health services in the area; the places will be made available at two new dental practices, each providing care for around 5,500 patients. The news will […]
