Engaging Dental Professionals in Practice-based Research survey Please see below a survey by Andrew Kirkcaldy. This survey aims to explore which research topics interest dental teams and how to facilitate engagement in practice-based research. Please feel free to distribute to any colleagues who you think may be interested in completing this (we will be closing it next … [Read more...]

On behalf of Katy Kerr and H&IOW ICB: Learning disability and autism training for clinical and administrative staff Oliver McGowan was a young autistic man who died in hospital. Following his death, the Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a legal requirement for CQC-registered health and social care providers to ensure that their staff receive training on … [Read more...]

The latest Primary Care Bulletin is now available. To download the latest bulletin, please follow the link below: Primary Care Bulletin, 8th January 2026, Issue 371 NHS England wrote to dental commissioners last month following the government’s response to the NHS dentistry quality and payment reforms consultation. The overall responses to the consultation were … [Read more...]

On behalf of Public Health Directorate The consultation into dental contract reform has been completed and published, please see the links below: NHS dentistry contract: quality and payment reforms - GOV.UK Major boost for millions of NHS dental patients - GOV.UK Summary reproduced from the document: Overall, the proposals set out in the consultation aim to … [Read more...]