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And here’s today’s news from National Health Executive on Thursday the 23rd of May 2024.
Trust leaders have told NHS Providers that politicians need to rally round the next generation NHS following the announcement that a general election will be held on the 4th of July. The call has been echoed by the NHS Confederation which is calling on political parties to provide much-needed hope for the future of the NHS and to commit to placing the health and care system on sustainable footing.
NHS Providers’ CEO, Sir Julian Hartley, said: “The next government and the NHS must work hand in hand to create the picture of health for the nation we all want to see.” NHS Confederation’s CEO, Matthew Taylor, added: “We are at a turning point for the NHS and political parties have a choice to make on what they want their legacy to be if they are granted the keys to Downing Street.”
The government is exploring whether newly qualified dentists should be compelled to work in the NHS after their training has finished in a new consultation being launched today. The DHSC says that a growing number of dentists are choosing to go straight into private practice, or are delivering very little NHS care once their postgraduate dental foundation training has been completed.
Figures suggest that, of the circa 35,000 dentists registered with the General Dental Council in England, only 24,000 delivered NHS work during 2022/23, meaning almost a third did no work for the health service at all. To tackle this, the DHSC is seeking views on whether newly qualified dentists should commit to delivering a minimum amount of NHS dental care for a certain number of years after their graduation, and whether they should repay some of their training fees if they do not.
A bespoke new training centre is set to improve patient care delivered by the NHS Scotland workforce, according to the Scottish Government. The NHS Scotland Academy Skills and Simulation Centre at Clydebank’s Golden Jubilee University National Hospital was opened by Scottish health secretary, Neil Gray.
The facility has been designed and will be run by the NHS Scotland Academy, which is a collaboration between NHS Education for Scotland and NHS Golden Jubilee. The site will help learners hone their skills in a controlled environment by replicating real-world settings – over 800 healthcare staff are expected to be trained during the centre’s first year.
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