Posts Tagged ‘Tim Farron’
Tim Farron secures guarantees to improve dental access in Cumbria following parliamentary meeting
Tim Farron, the MP for South Lakes, has secured guarantees from ministers after chairing a parliamentary meeting about access to dental services in Cumbria on Wednesday 3rd July. During the meeting, Mr Farron outlined the current situation, describing is an “unjust” and pointing out that patients are unable to see a dentist without facing a […]
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 […]
Cumbria community dental services launch upskilling initiative to tackle waiting lists
Community and special care dental services in Cumbria have launched new upskilling initiatives in a bid to reduce waiting times and enable more local patients to benefit from sedation services. Teams across the county, which operate from hospitals including Westmorland General Hospital, have introduced measures to upskill dental therapists, nurses and dentists to enable them […]
NHS England confirms funding boost to improve dental services in South Lakes
NHS England has confirmed that it will provide an urgent funding boost to improve access to dental services in South Lakes. Recently, local MP Tim Farron urged the body to take immediate action to help patients trying to see a dentist in the Kendal area. Many constituents had contacted Mr Farron with tales about being […]
eicMP Tim Farron raises concerns over critical shortage of dental places in South Lakes
Cumbria MP, Tim Farron, has raised concerns over the impact of a critical shortage of dental places in South Lakeland. Mr Farron described the situation as “a local crisis” and urged NHS England to act quickly to create more NHS places and provide more patients with local services. Currently, according to the MP, there are […]
Local MP Opens New Dental Practice In Sedbergh
The residents of Sedbergh now have access to a new, state of the art dental practice after Sedbergh Dental Practice was officially opened by local MP, Tim Farron. The practice has opened in a former Spar shop and members of the dental team were delighted to welcome Mr Farron, the MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, […]
