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If change is to come, Nigel Jones believes it will have to be driven by the profession, not the Government. It was a dramatic headline that the mid-October edition of Dentistry magazine carried about the date having been set for rolling out the new contract for England. We’re told that NHS England is committed to commencing…
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Nigel Jones talks about the current stresses private dentists are facing and what the future may hold.
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Nigel Jones and John Milne discuss the effect the Care Quality Commission has had on the profession and how the organisation has changed over the years. It’s been seven years since the Care Quality Commission (CQC) extended its mantle to include the regulation of dentistry, and it’s fair to say the relationship got off to…
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Is there a crisis just around the corner for NHS dentistry, Nigel Jones questions. The BDA believes it will take a crisis for the government to act and turn around the fortunes of NHS dentistry, and it’s hard to escape the feeling that just such a crisis is getting ever closer. Perhaps it will be…
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Nigel Jones explains what the NHS should be concentrating on with a new dental contract.
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The importance of continuity of care to patients should not be underestimated, Nigel Jones argues. Seeing only one family doctor cuts the risk of dying early by up to 53%, according to international analysis of 22 separate studies reported in The Times. Indeed, four fifths of the studies found that continuity of care had clear…
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Nigel Jones speaks to Joe Hendron about his recent withdrawal from the prototype programme and his thoughts on the future of contract reform. One of the most significant moments within the dental profession this year, in my opinion, was Joe Hendron’s heartfelt letter of resignation from the prototype programme. I was fortunate enough to be able…
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Nigel Jones gets the inside track from David Houston about how he makes his unique business model work. I have known David Houston for close to a decade and seen his business, The Houston Group, develop to become the UK’s largest single-site dental practice. With 36 associates, the mini-corporate manages one of the largest NHS…
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Nigel Jones announces the launch of the latest NHS Confidence Monitor survey. NHS and private dentists are being given the opportunity to have their say on how they feel about working within the profession. The latest NHS Confidence Monitor survey has been launched by Practice Plan in a bid to gain more understanding about dentists’…
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It’s time for action, not more talk, Nigel Jones says. ‘Too many Florence Nightingales, not enough Robin Hoods’. So sang Paul Heaton, one of my favourite songwriters from my days as an idealistic student and, as I sat listening to the various presentations at the latest Westminster Health Forum, those lyrics kept revolving around in…
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With an additional two years of prototypes planned, Nigel Jones questions when enough is enough. The invitation from NHS England for expressions of interest to become a fourth wave prototype practice brought further confirmation that the prototype regulations have been extended for another two years. This is, of course, being positioned as further evidence of…
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With many dentists reflecting on their future in the profession, Nigel Jones wonders how the Government is going to provide NHS dental services, particularly to priority groups. It’s an incredibly sad reflection of the NHS and the pressures that dentists feel under, that the majority don’t see themselves working in the system in 2022. What’s even…
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Implementing a CSR strategy this year could be very rewarding for your practice, says Nigel Jones. Although different businesses have different financial years, it’s hard to approach a new calendar year without thinking about things you might like to do differently. Ordinarily, at this time of year, my head is full of budgets, forecasts and…
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What technique is most effective? Nigel Jones says it’s worth the effort to analyse the problem you are trying to solve It’s a challenge that most dental practices, whether general or specialist, are continually trying to tackle – how to attract the right number of the right type of patients? It’s very tempting to jump…
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Should young dentists be more business savvy when they leave university, Nigel Jones questions. Ever since I started working with the dental profession, back in 1990, people have bemoaned the lack of business training for dentists at undergraduate level and, on the face of it, this is a legitimate concern. After all, they can end…
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Nigel Jones shares the results of a happiness survey of dentists and discusses the implications for the future of the profession. The results from the latest NHS Confidence Monitor survey have painted a stark picture of a deep gulf between the happiness levels of NHS dentists compared to private dentists. The former overwhelmingly said they…
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Nigel Jones discusses one of the perceived barriers to moving from NHS to private practice – the fear of losing too many patients. How many patients do you need to retain to make the move from NHS to private dentistry a success? This is what seems to be the million-dollar question – or rather, the…
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Nigel Jones asks Judith Husband why she believes a move to private dentistry is the only way to improve confidence levels. The NHS Dentistry Insights Panel, hosted by Practice Plan, met twice in 2016, focusing in the main on the profession’s lack of confidence in NHS dentistry and the future of the dental profession as…
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Nigel Jones says if you’re beginning to think about your options away from the NHS, the first step is to begin analysing how well placed your practice is to make a move to private dentistry. It has been an extraordinary start to 2017 for the NHS, and unfortunately – but unsurprisingly – not a positive…
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