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Covid-19 and dental reforms: new NHS update

3 mins read Workplace issues/your health Communication
​Released on August 31, 2022, a new update from Ali Sparke, NHS director for dentistry, community pharmacy and optometry, and Rebecca Harris, deputy NHS dental officer England, opened with a Covid-19 update.

They said, “The government has set out plans for Covid-19 testing in periods of low prevalence following advice from UKHSA. We have published a letter which sets out our approach to delivering UKHSA’s advice in relation to staff and patient testing. Routine asymptomatic testing in a number of settings will pause from August 31, 2022, and the letter includes a list of scenarios where testing in the NHS should continue after this date. NHS organisations are asked to review their COVID-19 testing protocols in light of this new guidance, and implement changes as required.”

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