13 May 2024 • Newsfeed
Today (10 May) NHS England launched its ‘golden hello’ recruitment scheme – hear from MP Andrea Leadsom on the £20,000 bonus for dentists in under-served areas.
9 May 2024 • Podcasts, Dental Landscape
Nigel Jones, Sales and Marketing Director at Practice Plan Group discusses the Government’s Dental Recovery Plan with Lauren Harrhy, Principal Dentist and BDA Principal executive committee member. What you’ll hear: What does the plan really…
9 May 2024 • Newsfeed
In a story based upon its own analysis, the Financial Times has concluded that £150 million of the dental budget remains unspent and that it was also experiencing a “recruitment crisis.”
7 May 2024 • Newsfeed
We are calling on NHS England to extend its recently updated miscarriage policy for NHS GDPs.
3 May 2024 • Blog, Mental Health
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Practice Plan Regional Sales Manager, Sarah Barnard, talks about the benefit of exercise and suggests ways to incorporate it into your daily life. The theme of this year’s Mental…
30 Apr 2024 • Podcasts, Practice Management
Lucie Simic, Dental business consultant, shares her tips for attracting top talent to your dental practice team. What you’ll hear: The importance of having the right team members Recruitment issues and the current dental landscape…
3 May 2024 • Newsfeed
NHS dentists in England returned almost £150 million worth of government funding last year after failing to meet their treatment targets.
1 May 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, Mental Health
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could remove a disability benefit for some mental health sufferers in an effort to tackle the UK’s ‘sick note culture’. This comes as Sunak is set to announce a ‘benefits crackdown’…
30 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, Finance
Stephen Barry explains the recent choice exercise provided by the NHS, prompting some of its pension scheme members to review their choice of pension section.
29 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, Dental Profession
The British Dental Association (BDA) has responded to NHS data, which demonstrates morale amongst dental professionals is at an all-time low.
26 Apr 2024 • Blog, Events
If you’re planning to visit this year’s British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show at the NEC in Birmingham on 17th and 18th May, we can give you five great reasons why what Practice Plan has…
25 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, NHS
A leading dentist has urged political parties to prioritise NHS dentistry in their upcoming election manifestos.
23 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, Dental Profession
Jason Wong has been appointed as chief dental officer (CDO) for England by NHS England and the department of health and social care.
19 Apr 2024 • Blog, HR & Employment Law
This year there will be a number of changes to employment law that practices should be aware of. Here, Director & HR Solicitor at Buxton Coates Solicitors, Sarah Buxton, outlines what’s coming up. As of…
18 Apr 2024 • Blog, Practice Management
Dentist and owner of Abbey House Dental, Amit Jilka, explains how he makes things work in a mixed practice. I began my career as a predominantly NHS dentist. Then I trained in implants and sedation…
18 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, Dental Profession
Alex Cole-Hamilton, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, accused the Scottish government on April 14, 2024, of leaving NHS dentistry “to rot”. It follows research by his party, which revealed that the number of dentists providing NHS…
17 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, NHS
The government is looking into ‘non-van solutions’ to the dental access crisis despite pledging a fleet of mobile clinics in the NHS dental recovery plan. In a document on the government website, it reports ‘limited availability’…
16 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, Mental Health
The British Dental Association has greeted the u-turn from Government on NHS Practitioner Health coverage for hospital dentists and doctors, but stressed that answers are needed on how news of the cancellation was sprung on…