Posts Tagged ‘NHS patients’
Dental patients in Cambridgeshire braced for increased charges
Dental patients in Cambridgeshire have been urged to prepare for increased charges to cover the cost of PPE. Practices in the county have informed patients that prices may rise to legislate for the increased cost of providing staff with personal protective equipment. Practices in England have been open since the 8th June, but clinics are […]
Barry MP calls for more local NHS dental surgeries
Barry MP, Alun Cairns, has called for more NHS dental surgeries in the local area to improve access to dental services. Mr Cairns is writing to Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to highlight issues with access after spending time with the dental team at Waterfront Dental. Mr Cairns said that he was made aware […]
Holsworthy Dental Practice Celebrates 40 Years In Business
A dental practice in Holsworthy is celebrating 40 years in business. Last week on Friday, the team celebrated their 40th birthday with a commemorative photograph in front of the surgery. The clinic was established four decades ago by Dr John Chope, who spent time researching in the USA and teaching in Sudan before returning to […]
Cardiff dentists struggling to cope with demand for NHS dental places
Dentists in Cardiff city centre are struggling to make places available for new NHS patients. Although the NHS website shows that sixteen practices in the area are taking new patients, residents have found it almost impossible to find an NHS dentist with available places. Local resident Rachel Kinchin, said that she had been trying to […]
New web area allows patients to comment on NHS dentists
The Department of Health has added a new area to the NHS Choices website to allow patients to comment and leave feedback on dental practices and dental services. The new web service was launched by Health Minister, Simon Burns, on the 23rd December. Now, NHS dental patients can leave comments about their experience at a […]
Thousands of new dental places in North Yorkshire
Health officials in North Yorkshire have claimed that they have “turned a corner”, after thousands of new NHS dental places were made available in Whitby. Whitby was identified as an underserved area, after figures revealed that a large proportion of people were struggling to register with an NHS dentist. In recent years, the NHS has […]
Dental school praised for community spirit
The Peninsula Dental School has been praised by visiting MPs and local officials for its ‘community ethos.’ The school, which is located in Portsmouth, is a multi-million pound development, which provides excellent training facilities for student dentists, dental nurses and hygienists. The school also has a successful community outreach programme, which includes three outreach units […]
21 Scottish dentists earn more than £300,000 per year
Figures have revealed that 21 Scottish dentists earned more than £300,000 treating NHS patients last year. The average wage for an NHS dentist was just under £90,000 last year; however, 21 earned more than £300,000 and 20 earned between £250,000 and £300,000. Some politicians from the opposition have criticised the wages and questioned NHS spending; […]
New NHS Hope for Abandoned Whitworth Patients
Following the discovery of Whitworth dentist, John Hudson’s fraudulent claims worth £300,000, the NHS has reassured his patients with promises of further NHS dental places available in the town. The promise comes as a relief for Hudson’s patients who now have to seek alternative dentists following the fraudster’s guilty plea. Hudson pleaded guilty to 27 […]
Dentists jailed for scamming NHS patients
Two dentists from the West Midlands have been jailed after they were found guilty of scamming NHS patients. Ikhlaq Hussain, 38 and Jaspal Bachada, 37 were charged with fraud after it was revealed they were charging NHS patients private rates; the dentists advertised for NHS patients but charged patients much higher rates over a four […]
