The latest Primary Care Bulletin has released information on the new Dental charges 2025/2026 as of 1 April 2025, the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed there will be a price increase in England for NHS dental treatment. The charges are set to rise by an average of 2.3 per cent. The amount payable for basic NHS dental care is set to rise by between 60p and … [Read more...]

In the latest Primary Care Bulletin there is information on the New Patient Premium scheme to finish on 31 March 2025. The New Patient Premium scheme, introduced on 1 March 2024 will come to an end as planned on 31 March 2025. NHS England send thanks to NHS dental teams for supporting the scheme over the past year. In an NHS England letter to dental commissioners, … [Read more...]

In the latest Primary Care Bulletin there was information on 700,000 additional urgent dental care appointments in 2025/26. NHS England has published a letter that sets out the detail and requirements of ICBs in securing additional urgent dental care, following its prioritisation in the 2025/26 NHS Operational Planning Guidance. ICBs are asked to commission additional … [Read more...]

Following a drop in reported cases over the Christmas period, norovirus activity has increased again and is now very high, with laboratory confirmed cases more than double the 5-season average for the last three weeks. The number of outbreaks has also increased and is significantly contributing to NHS pressures. When talking to patents with symptoms of norovirus (diarrhoea … [Read more...]

The latest from the Primary Care Bulletin, 13th February, Issue 327: The new annual collection of dental workforce data will close at midnight on 17 February 2025. As this is the first annual collection, with data already collected across January to 31 March 2024, the collection will cover April to December 2024. The e-form to complete the national dental workforce … [Read more...]