Download or read book Department of Health Reforming NHS Dentistry written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-07-14 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally dentists are independent contractors who choose where to locate their premises and how much NHS dentistry to provide. Over the past 10 years there has been an increase in the number of patients experiencing difficulties in accessing NHS dentistry and during this time there has also been pressure to reform the dental remuneration system. In 2003 major changes were announced in which Primary Care Trusts were to be given responsibility for commissioning NHS dental services and a deadline of October 2005 was set for implementing new contracts. This report looks at how the risks of the service are being managed including the mismatch between supply and demand, the ability of Primary Care Trusts to commission services and variations in oral health.
Download or read book Department of Health written by Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Health written by Great Britain. National Audit Office and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 2004 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under new arrangements announced by the Department of Health in 2003, Primary Care Trusts will be required to commission dental services and dentists will be paid for delivering local contracts to meet patients' oral health needs, rather than for each item of treatment. Following consultation, these changes are due to be implemented from October 2005. This NAO report finds that there is a strong rationale for reforming the current system of NHS dentistry in England but highlights significant risks that will need to be managed if new systems are to be effective and provide value for money. Issues discussed include: the new roles and responsibilities that Primary Care Trusts will have to develop in order to implement and manage the new arrangements; problems of access to NHS dentists, particularly in some areas; the shortage of dentists and recruitment needs; the risk that capacity freed up under the new system might not be utilised to the benefit of the NHS; and the level of patient awareness of entitlements, service availability and charges under the new system.
Download or read book Dental Services written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 2006 the Department of Health reformed the General Dental Service: Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) were given the power to commission dental services; the patient charging system was simplified; and under the terms of a new dental contact, dentists were remunerated according to the number of Units of Dental Activity (UDA) completed. The Department issued a number of criteria for success: patient experience; clinical quality; NHS commissioning and improving dentists' working lives. This report assesses how far they had been met. Various measures of access to dental services all indicate that the situation is deteriorating. The numbers of dentists working for the NHS and the number of courses of treatment provided has fallen slightly. The total number of patients seen by an NHS dentist between December 2005 and December 2007 has fallen by 900,000 compared with the two years up to March 2006. Access is uneven across the country. The introduction of the new charging system has simplified the system for patients, but problems remain. The new contract was meant to improve preventive care, but dentists claim it fails to provide the time and the financial incentive to do so. The number of complex treatments - including laboratory work, root canal treatments - has fallen markedly whilst the number of tooth extractions has increased. The reason for the decline in the number of complex treatments has not been explained satisfactorily. PCT commissioning of dental services has been poor. The new remuneration system based on UDAs has proved extremely unpopular with dentists. It is extraordinary that the Department did not pilot or test the UDA payment system before it was introduced in 2006. The Committee makes a number of recommendations for improving dental services.
Download or read book Dental services written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Health Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008-02-04 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dental Services : Vol. 2: Written Evidence
Download or read book NHS Dental Reforms written by Great Britain. Department of Health and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dental Public Health at a Glance written by Ivor G. Chestnutt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dental Public Health at a Glance presents a richly-illustrated introduction to dental and oral health issues in communities and populations. Each topic is presented in an easy-to-comprehend two-page spread with essential facts clearly summarized and accompanied by tables, illustrations and diagrams Comprehensive coverage of wide range of key concepts including: evidence-based dentistry, oral health promotion, the relationship of fluoride, diet, smoking, and alcohol to oral health, and considerations for a dental public health career Written by an expert in dental public health and offering illuminating insights into oral health at the population level A must-have introductory textbook and revision guide for dentistry and dental hygiene and therapy students
Download or read book Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration Thirty fifth Report 2006 written by Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-03-30 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Review Body's annual report contains recommendations for the level of remuneration for doctors and dentists in the NHS with effect from 1 April 2006. Recommendations include: i) an increase of 2.2 per cent in national salary scales for salaried general medical practitioners (GMPs) and hospital medical staff, and for all grades of doctors and dentists in training, with the supplement for GMP registrars remaining at 65 per cent; ii) a staged 2.2 per cent increase in the national salary scales for pre-2003 and post-2003 consultants; iii) supplements for London weighting remaining at their existing levels for 2006-07; and iv) an increase of three per cent for general dental practitioners (GDPs) and an increase of 2.4 per cent on salaries and allowances for all dentists in the salaried primary dental care services.
Download or read book Sessional Returns written by Great Britain: House of Commons and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-06-23 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With corrigendum slip dated June 2005 (1 sheet).
Download or read book Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration Thirty seventh Report 2007 written by Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This review covers 185,000 doctors and dentists in the United Kingdom. The Review Body does not see any major cause for concern in recruitment and retention. The economic background suggests a period of difficulty and restraint. The Consumer Prices Index will exceed the 2 per cent inflation target, and the Retail Prices Index stood at 4.1 per cent in January. The Review Body outlines the conflicting submissions made to it by the professional bodies and the health departments and the NHS. Following careful appraisal of the assumptions behind the spending plans, the main recommendation is that all salaried members of the Body's remit group should receive the same basic increase of 2.2 per cent. Other recommendations are made on: whether independent contractor general medical practitioners (GMPs) should be within the remit; GMP registrars entering training placements; GMP trainers' grant; doctors engaged in sessional work for community health services; London weighting; seniority payments.
Download or read book Getting into Dental School written by Adam Cross (College vice-principal) and published by Crimson Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering every aspect of the application process, from writing a winning personal statement, to interview techniques and career prospects, Getting into Dental School has all of the essential information would-be dental students need to secure a place on the course of their choice.
Download or read book Making Sense of Dental Practice Management written by Raj Rattan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing a dental practice has become increasingly complex in recent years, after changes within both the National Health Service and the private sector. Modern dental practice requires that dentists meet demanding business and management challenges as well as employing their clinical expertise. However, most dentists receive little or no formal training in practice management. In this book established management principles are applied specifically to dentistry. It shows how to best serve the interests of patients by effective management of staff, finances, premises and resources. It assumes no prior knowledge, is concise and offers clear, practical advice. It is the definitive guide for dentists, vocational trainees, dental students, practice managers and administrators, and a useful reference for those undertaking the DGDP and MGDS examinations.
Download or read book Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration Thirty fourth Report 2005 written by Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Review Body's annual report contains recommendations for the level of remuneration for doctors and dentists in the NHS with effect from 1 April 2005. Recommendations include: the value of the London weighting should be increased by 3.0 per cent; an increase for salaried GMPs of 3.225 per cent, and that the out-of-hours supplement for GMP registrars should remain at 65 per cent of basic salary. For general dental practitioners, there should be an increase of 3.4 per cent, and the 3.225 per cent uplift on salaries and allowances already been agreed as part of the 3-year pay deal for salaried primary dental care service is endorsed and recommended.
Download or read book NHS Charges written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Health Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-01-18 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NHS Charges : Third report of session 2005-06, Vol. 2: Written Evidence
Download or read book Finance for Dentists written by Paul Kendall and published by Radcliffe Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to equip dentists with the knowledge needed to take an active role in their own finances - including taxes, income and expenditure, property matters and retirement and provide an insight into what they should expect from a specialist financial adviser.
Download or read book Austerity Bites 10 Years On written by Mary O'Hara and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Austerity has proven deadly. Over the last decade, the damage caused by austerity measures in the UK has had a long-lasting and profound effect on many lives. The first edition of Austerity Bites offered on-the-ground reportage of one of the most significantly regressive economic strategies of any post-war government. Over a year Mary O’Hara toured the UK to gauge the immediate impact – and expectations of people affected – and found many clinging to the hope that austerity cuts would not last long as the damage became increasingly apparent. Alas, this was not how things unfolded. Instead, much of the Welfare State had its vital support systems systematically undermined. The public sector, including the NHS, is now on its knees. Schools are buckling under multiple structural and budgetary pressures. Councils – even big ones – are going broke. Homelessness is rampant. While Brexit, the pandemic, and war have no doubt impacted the economic health of the country, previous austerity cuts left the UK less prepared to weather such extraordinary events. With new commentary, Austerity Bites 10 Years On assesses on the true scale of the damage these policies have inflicted on the country’s most vulnerable groups, public institutions and on the wider society. It reflects on where we have been, where we are now and what needs to happen next to undo the damage and avoid the same mistakes again.
Download or read book Competition Law and Economic Inequality written by Jan Broulík and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gap between the rich and poor is widening across the globe. This book explores whether this major societal challenge of our time can be addressed by the means of competition law. The primary goal of today's competition law is to ensure that market power does not lead to an inefficient production of goods and services. Nevertheless, even such efficiency-oriented curbing of market power may arguably contribute to the reduction of differences in how much people own and earn. Furthermore, many competition law regimes do take into account distributive considerations too. The chapters investigate the relationship between competition law and economic (in)equality from philosophical, historical, and economic perspectives. Their inquiries concern the conceptual foundations of competition law and doctrinal frameworks of individual jurisdictions, as well as specific problems and markets. As such, the book provides a novel and comprehensive overview of whether and how competition law can contribute to more equality in both developed and developing countries. The book is a must-read for researchers, public officials, judges, and practitioners within the competition law community. It will also appeal to anyone more broadly interested in issues of inequality and economic policy.
