Congratulations to Pepe Shirlaw MBE

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The LDC Confederation was delighted to hear that Pepe Shirlaw was recognised in the New Year’s Honours list with an MBE for her contributions to dentistry. In addition to her significant role at a national level, Pepe has played an extremely important role at the London regional level too. Pepe has been Chair of London’s […]

Contract Uplift – Letter to Minister

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The LDC Confederation has written to the Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock MP, to urge a decision on contract vlaue uplifts as soon as possible.

2025 the Year of NHS Dentistry

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What are the implications of the recent changes to the NHS and dental initiatives, and what can LDCs do to make 2025 the year of NHS dentistry?

New Patient Premium – what next?

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One of the array of measures that came into force on 01 March 2024 announced in the then government’s paper “Faster, simpler and fairer” was the New Patient Premium (NPP). This initiative provides an additional payment of either £15 or £50 to a practice for each patient depending on their treatment need who has not […]

Dental Access: London Assembly

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On 18 September the London Assembly Health Committee held their second evidence gathering session in their investigation into dental access in the capital.