Posts Tagged ‘NHS provision’

Newcastle Emlyn dental practice to stop providing NHS treatment

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 […]


New Analysis Suggests Almost Half of NHS Dental Practices Not Accepting New Adult Patients

New Analysis Suggests Almost Half of NHS Dental Practices Not Accepting New Adult Patients

In what has been called an “emerging crisis”, the BBC has reported that 48% of 2500 dental practices on NHS Choices are not accepting new NHS adult patients, whilst 40% are not accepting new NHS child patients. NHS England have said that 95% of people seeking an appointment could get one, however the BDA condemned […]


Lib Dems claim dental services in Scotland are ‘not good enough’

Lib Dems claim dental services in Scotland are ‘not good enough’

Members of the Liberal Democrat party have criticised dental services in Scotland, saying the current service is ‘not good enough’. Despite recent positive figures in areas including Greater Glasgow and Clyde, statistics across some regions are still worrying and there are huge differences in NHS provision across the country; Shetland and Orkney have the most […]


Yorkshire dental services get 15 million pound boost

Yorkshire dental services get 15 million pound boost

Yorkshire dental services have been boosted following the completion of a multi-million pound refurbishment of Leeds Dental Institute. The 15 million pound project was launched to improve teaching and training in the area and provide excellent research facilities. The new institute is now one of the best educational facilities in Europe and student numbers have […]


Councillors worry after town left without dental services

Councillors worry after town left without dental services

Councillors and county representatives have raised concerns after residents of the Welsh town, Newcastle Emyln were left without any dental services. An interim service was being managed by a practice in Cardigan; however, this has been stopped due to problems with recruitment; as a consequence, the town of Newcastle Emlyn has been left without any […]