Posts Tagged ‘out of hours care’

Wakefield emergency dental service saved at the last minute

Wakefield emergency dental service saved at the last minute

An emergency dental service has been saved at the last minute, after the provider made a dramatic U-turn under pressure from local councillors. Urgent treatment has been provided by Local Care Direct from a base at Newstead House for several years, but the future of the out-of-hours service was put into doubt after the company […]


Brighton Patients Urged To Use GP And Dental Surgeries, Rather Than A&E

Brighton Patients Urged To Use GP And Dental Surgeries, Rather Than A&E

Patients in Brighton and Hove are being urged to use community health and dental services, after figures revealed that too many people are relying on Accident and Emergency departments. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove has warned that too many patients are using Accident and Emergency departments, rather than GP and dental surgeries, increasing pressure on urgent […]