The chancellor of the exchequer has confirmed the national living wage will increase from £11.44 to £12.21 an hour from April 2025.
The British Dental Association (BDA) has expressed concerns over the government’s ‘rescue plan’ for dentistry, as it appears that the treasury has squeezed plans for investment.
In an open letter published by The BMJ, health professionals have warned that unless smoking is addressed, there is no prospect of delivering on Labour’s manifesto commitment to halve the gap in...
Alex Cole-Hamilton, the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, has revealed that Scotland is losing dozens of dentists every year to early retirement despite dentist shortages across the country.
Changes to a scheme designed to improve patient access to dentists are needed, according to Scottish Labour. This follows information that just nine dental practices received funding from the scheme...
Stephen Kinnock, the minister for care, described the lack of access to NHS dentistry as “completely and utterly shocking – truly Dickensian”.
Ministers have unveiled the Employment Rights Bill to help deliver economic security and growth to businesses, workers and communities across the UK.
In Bath and North East Somerset, 14,159 children have not been seen by an NHS dentist in the past year, according to House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats and the...
Office for National Statistics data has revealed that 96.9 per cent of patients who do not have a dentist have failed to access NHS dental care.
The UK and Welsh governments will collaborate on healthcare for the first time to help drive down waiting lists on both sides of the border and improve patient care as part of an approach to working...
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has taken the concerns of the dental profession to Westminster, with its priority being the reform of the GDC’s fitness to practise processes.
More than 5.35m children in England have not been seen by an NHS dentist for at least a year, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.