Archives for July 2020

On behalf of Dr Alison Taylor, NHS England and NHS Improvement Medical Director for System Improvement and Professional Standards, Brett Duane and Mark Johnston, Co-chairs of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex LDN; Nick Forster, Chair of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight LDN and Nilesh Patel, Chair of the Thames Valley LDN As you are aware, the attached communication from NHS England … [Read more...]

Please see below yesterday’s NHSE/I Primary Care Bulletin which contains guidelines around the use of facemasks in primary care and community settings. Should you wish to sign up to the Primary Care Bulletin the link is below: COVID-19 Primary Care Bulletin https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/primary-care/other-resources/primary-care-bulletin/ … [Read more...]

All practices were required to be open for face to face care from Monday, 20th July 2020 and the Dental Team are grateful to those that have done so. Where a practice was not open on Monday 20 July 2020 please urgently email your named Contract Officer to explain the reason for this and the date you anticipate you will be open – email confirmation is required even where you … [Read more...]

Please find attached the CDO's 5th update to general dental practices. We now have the details of the direction of travel to September and essentially: From the 8th of June there will be no abatement where practices have returned to face to face care. 100% of the contract will be paid The abatement applied to non UDC contracts will be 16.75% from the 1st April to the … [Read more...]

Further to the BSA communication of 25 June 2020,  employers have a legal duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of our own staff.  Completing risk assessments for at-risk members of staff is a vital component of this.  The Dental Team would like to thank you who have completed risk assessments and continue to provide support for your at-risk staff during this … [Read more...]