GDPUK recently reported on a Freedom of Information request (FOI), from Leeds dentist Dominic O’Hooley, which casts light on more of the GDCs spending habits.
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The Chief Dental Officer for England, Sara Hurley, is leaving her role this spring. Information, from multiple sources, suggests that her departure may be as soon as this April.
A key part of the access crisis has been a severe workforce shortage. It has not just been dentists from the EU that were helping to keep practices open, but dental nurses too.
NHS Pensions is working to make the pension system more flexible according to a letter sent out to the dentists.
Of all the statistics which regularly highlight the shocking failure of preventative oral health care in Britain, it’s the number of children and young people who are admitted to hospital each year for extractions under general anaesthetic. The figures eclipse all other childhood illnesses requiring hospital treatment.
The distress of patients in pain trying to access NHS dentistry are a factor of daily life for most who work in the profession, with even fully private practices fielding calls from patients desperate to find a dentist in a hurry.
Read more: A&E Departments Are Bursting With Dental Emergencies
As the calendar approaches March 31st, many practices holding NHS contracts are struggling to hit their UDA targets. Practices bracing themselves for bad news have now received a hammer blow with the publication of details on the anticipated underspend, and how NHS England(NHSE) are likely to handle it.
The GDC and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), have a good deal in common, and enjoy similar levels of affection from the dental profession. Recent exchanges between Lib Dem MP, Daisy Cooper who is the party’s health spokesperson, and government minister Neil O’Brien demonstrated the symbiosis between the DHSC, and the GDC.
Read more: Nothing To See Here. Minister and GDC’s Double Act
The National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers - ‘NASDAL’ - has published the findings of its latest Goodwill Survey which covers the quarter ending 31st October 2022 & includes data on valuations as well as deals completed (i.e., practices bought or sold by NASDAL members’ clients in the period).
Read more: Dental Market ‘Returning To Normality’, Says NASDAL Survey