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Mon21Mar2022
FDS comment on report highlighting benefits of water fluoridation in reducing tooth decay
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today (21st March) published a report into the benefits of water fluoridation in reducing tooth decay amongst young people. -
Wed16Mar2022
RCS England comments on new report on NHS backlogs and waiting times in England
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has today published a report on ‘NHS backlogs and waiting times in England’. Commenting on this, Professor Neil Mortensen, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, said: -
Thu10Mar2022
Surgeons say tackling long waits is key to ‘levelling up access to surgery’ as two-year waits hit record high of almost 24,000
The Royal College of Surgeons of England has called for a national effort to level up access to surgery, as new figures show 23,778 patients waiting two years or more for consultant-led hospital treatment.