The British Dental Association (BDA) has said the future of NHS dentistry in England will now hinge on action from Downing Street, the Treasury, and the Department of Health, following the election of Liz Truss and the appointment of her new top team.
In response to requests for help, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has released new national guidance for schools, to support staff in developing their policies around vaping, which is available online.
The health secretary is moving to increase overseas recruitment to seal the gaps in the current NHS workforce, according to The Guardian.
A study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress has suggested that teenagers whose parents smoke are 55 per cent more likely to try e-cigarettes.
Dentistry equipment billed as “game changing” has been bought for the dental teams at the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals by Rosemere Cancer Foundation.
The media outlet GB News released statistics on August 30, 2022, showing that three quarters of hospitals have experienced an increase in patients visiting with mouth-related problems.
Across healthcare proper disinfection is imperative. Since the outbreak of the pandemic patients have also become more conscious about sterilisation and handwashing. It is therefore no surprise that researchers have been inspired to develop effective, easy-to-apply, disinfectants.
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.
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin collaborated with University College London on a new study comparing the low environmental footprint of water fluoridation to other preventive measures for tooth decay.
England’s leading nurse has congratulated the thousands of students who have been accepted onto a nursing degree course. While many A-level students are already on track to start nursing careers this September, NHS chiefs are encouraging anyone still considering their options to apply for a place through clearing.
New research from the Addiction journal suggests that UK households consume 6.5 per cent less wine when drinking from smaller glasses (290 ml) than from larger glasses (350ml).
A recent pilot scheme from the University of East Anglia (UEA) gave out vape starter kit vouchers to help patients who have tried to quit in the past.
With just under two weeks to go to the deadline for dental care professionals (DCPs) to make a compliant CPD statement, almost 6,000 are yet do so. Within that number, around 4,600 are yet to make a statement at all, and 1,400 have made statements which do not comply with the rules.
New data from an independent oral health survey commissioned by one of the UK’s leading oral health charities, Dental Wellness Trust, shows untreated tooth decay is still prevalent in children aged three to 11 and reaffirms the charity’s call for the government to fund more preventative measures to tackle the UK’s current oral health crisis. This comes at a time when half of all children in England don’t have access to an NHS dentist.
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph the health secretary, Steve Barclay, has revealed some worrying predictions for the NHS over the winter.
