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Government meeting less than third of unmet need for urgent dental care

By Liz Wells 27 February 2025

The government discovered demand for urgent dental care of 2.2 million, but covered less than a third of it, according to the British Dental Association (BDA).

PRIMARY CARE

GP access tops list of public concerns about the NHS

By Lee Peart 25 February 2025

Having easier access to GP appointments is the top NHS concern of the public, according to a new poll.

UK GOVERNMENT

Government asks ICBs to offer 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments

By Liz Wells 21 February 2025

NHS England has written to ICBs across the country, directing each to provide thousands of urgent appointments over the next year.

PRIMARY CARE

Pharmacies struggled to fill NHS prescriptions in December

By Liz Wells 20 February 2025

An estimated 382,000 adults visited their GP or an urgent care service due to their usual pharmacy being unable to fill their NHS prescription between 10 December and 1 January, new analysis reveals.

GPS

Record number of month-long waits for GP appointments last year

By Liz Wells 19 February 2025

There were a record 20.5 million month-long waits for a GP appointment in 2024, a 16.3% increase on a year earlier, new data from the Liberal Democrats reveals.

BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON

Fruit and veg keep older people out of hospital, research reveals

By Liz Wells 19 February 2025

Older people who regularly consume fruits and vegetables reduce their hospitalisation risk, recording fewer hospitalisations and shorter hospital stays, new research reveals.

PREVENTION

NHS leaders see prevention and community care in action

By Lee Peart 14 February 2025

NHS leaders saw prevention and community care in action during a visit to help shape the future of the health service.

PRIMARY CARE

Finding an NHS dentist in Wales becomes easier with new digital portal

By Liz Wells 13 February 2025

A new digital service to help make it easier to find an NHS dentist is being rolled out across Wales.

PRIMARY CARE

Action needed as progress on closing oral health gap stalls

By Liz Wells 12 February 2025

Decades of progress on closing the oral health gap between rich and the poor has stalled, new data reveals.

PHARMACIES

Online pharmacies to strengthen safeguards

By Liz Wells 04 February 2025

All online pharmacies in Great Britain will have to strengthen safeguards to prevent people from receiving medicines that are not clinically appropriate for them and may cause them harm.