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Published: Tuesday, 09 October 2018 07:44
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Welsh Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething AM, has announced a new pay deal for doctors and dentists in Wales, which includes a higher salary increase than the deal agreed in England. BDA Wales has criticised the rise, saying austerity pay and the Welsh Government’s refusal to let go of a system of rigid targets is leaving the very future of the service in doubt.
Read more: Dentists pay deal in Wales ‘a cut in all but name’
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Published: Monday, 08 October 2018 08:25
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The BDA and BMA have issued a joint call for fundamental reform of the Review Body (DDRB). They state that the DDRB’s role to guarantee the independence of pay awards has been eroded over time, and the current process is no longer acceptable to their professions. GDPs in England still do not have clarity on whether the anticipated 2% uplift will be delivered from 1 October.
Read more: BDA and BMA call for reform of pay review body
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Published: Friday, 05 October 2018 05:53
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The British Orthodontic Society has announced that consultant orthodontist David Waring is to be the new Chairman of the British Orthodontic Conference. The first conference under his leadership will be held in Glasgow in 2019. Commenting on his new role David said: “Richard Jones has chaired BOC superbly and I am very much looking forward to taking on the baton from him.”
Read more: David Waring to be chairman of British Orthodontic Conference
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Published: Thursday, 04 October 2018 07:51
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School meals should be improved to cut excess sugar and encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables, leading dentists from the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons have said. They are calling for a "bolder approach" from the Scottish Government to give young children the healthiest possible start in life.
Read more: Puddings should be taken off school lunch menus say Scottish dental academics
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Published: Wednesday, 03 October 2018 07:45
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice has published the second edition of Standards in Dentistry, for general dental practitioners and their teams which acts as a guide to personal or practice-based quality assessment. Ian Mills, Dean of FGDP(UK), said: “The Faculty’s core function is to raise the standards of care delivered to patients, and the provision of guidance and standards by dentists, for dentists, is central to this.”
Read more: FGDP(UK) publishes revised Standards in Dentistry
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Published: Monday, 01 October 2018 07:36
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Dental Protection has successfully challenged the GDC’s decision where they tried to re-impose a warning on a dentist for a minor road traffic conviction. Helen Kaney, Head of Dental Services (Scotland) at Dental Protection said:“Dental Protection’s success in challenging unjust and procedurally inappropriate decisions made by the GDC Investigating Committees has benefitted its member and the wider profession.”
Read more: Judicial Review overturns GDC warning over minor driving offence
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Published: Monday, 01 October 2018 07:36
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The number of dentists that don’t see themselves working within the NHS in five years’ time has increased by 16% since last year, according to a new survey. The sixth Confidence Monitor survey by Practice Plan has found that 86% of NHS dentists don’t see themselves in the NHS by 2023, compared to 70% who answered the same question in last year’s survey.
Read more: Rise in number of unhappy dentists planning to leave the NHS
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Published: Thursday, 27 September 2018 07:38
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The number of hospital admissions for tooth decay for children aged 5-9 has increased for the second consecutive year from 25,923 in 2016-2017 to 26,111 in 2017-2018, according to data published by NHS Digital last week. The figure was 26,708 in 2014-2015, dropping to 25,875 in 2015-2016. Tooth decay remains the number one reason that children aged 5-9 are admitted to hospital.
Read more: Number of children aged 5 to 9 admitted to hospital due to tooth decay rises again
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Published: Wednesday, 26 September 2018 07:39
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More than 1,200 NHS staff have been disciplined for their use of social media or messaging apps since 2013 and at least 65 of them lost their jobs, according to a report in The Times. Staff ranging from consultants to porters have shared patient information online, posted derogatory messages about colleagues and used sites such as Facebook or Twitter at work.
Read more: NHS staff disciplined for social media misuse
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