Please see below the Primary Care Bulletin with the latest information - The Transforming Primary Care podcast, produced by NHS England - North East and Yorkshire, explores the improvements that make it easier for patients to access the help they need while also reducing workload for primary care teams. The third series concluded last week with an exploration of the work … [Read more...]
Primary Care Bulletin – Community Dental Service guidance to complete the amended waiting list data collection from August 2025
Please see below information from the latest Primary Care Bulletin: NHS England has written to community dental service contract holders confirming an amendment to the ongoing collection of Community Dental Service waiting list data, following the publication of the Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) national report on hospital dentistry and subsequent supplementary … [Read more...]
Primary Care Bulletin – Dental contract variations published
Please see below information from the latest Primary Care Bulletin: NHS England has now published contract variations relating to the amendment of the GDS/PDS regulations to allow ICBs to unilaterally re-base dental contracts where there is persistent under-performance. ICB's are encouraged to use these powers to work with practices to improve dental contract delivery and … [Read more...]
Important – Open consultation NHS dentistry contract: quality and payment reforms
Please see below the latest consultation for payment reforms. The consultation document includes, how to respond, clinical foreword, unscheduled care, patients with complex needs, skill mix and evidence based clinical interventions, reducing clinically unnecessary check-ups, quality improvement, funded support for annual appraisals, supporting the workforce to feel part of … [Read more...]
CPD Peri-Occlusion Symposium, London, Saturday 20th September 2025
On behalf 0f the College of General Dentistry with news about our new educational opportunity for early career practitioners – Perio-Occlusion Symposium Please find details of a new CPD opportunity from the College of General Dentistry in conjunction with the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation. PERIO-OCCLUSION SYMPOSIUM, LONDON, SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER … [Read more...]