'Patient charges' Blog Posts

• Topping up NHS charges with private fees accepted in Appeal Court decision

  NHS regulations were in the dock recently. Len D’Cruz and Kevin Lewis examine the decisions and outcomes.

  Blog Date 11 May, 2023

• Highlighting the scandal of dental patient fines

  ​I was delighted to see the BBC covering our story highlighting the National Audit Office's investigation in to dental patient fines, and their evidence showing that 1.7million people have had their fines overturned, due to a heavy-handed approach by the Business Services Authority (BSA).

  Blog Date 14 May, 2019

• 5 things you need to know about NHS dental charges

  NHS dental charges in England go up on 1 April. We can take no pleasure in a system that acts as a cover for huge cuts and punishes those who need us most, writes Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen.

  Blog Date 1 April, 2019

• What’s the long-term plan for community dentistry? Three things you need to know...

  Community dentist Charlotte Waite sets out what she hopes the NHS Long Term Plan will mean for community dental services and for patients.

  Blog Date 26 February, 2019

• Improving NHS dentistry: giving dental patients better access and outcomes

  We feel that dentistry is often forgotten when it comes to getting a share of NHS funding, but we've set out to Government why we feel committing more resources to NHS dentistry can massively improve oral (and general) health outcomes for patients.

  Blog Date 5 November, 2018

• 5 things dentists need to know about the NHS funding pledge

  Following the announcement of additional funding for the NHS here are the five key fronts on which we're seeking answers from Jeremy Hunt.

  Blog Date 29 June, 2018

• Trump, Korea and NHS charges

  General Dental Practice Chair Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen looks at the history of NHS dental charges and their impact today.

  Blog Date 13 June, 2018

• Waiting for NHS dentistry to collapse? Dentists highlight crisis to the pay review body

  A crisis in dental commissioning is forcing dentistry to the brink of collapse, argues BDA Principal Executive Committee Vice-Chair Eddie Crouch, as we continue to highlight what it's really like to work in the profession today and why dentists' incomes have to be made more sustainable now.

  Blog Date 23 April, 2018