NHS Archives - Practice Plan

9 Jun 2023 • Blog, NHS

Has NHS dentistry reached the point of no return?

Once again, Practice Plan’s Dental Business Theatre saw key industry figures debating the most important issues in dentistry under the heading ‘Dentistry’s biggest questions answered’. The session that garnered the biggest audience was ‘Is there…

30 Sep 2022 • Blog, Practice Management

How to set charges for children on membership plans

Moving to private practice and not sure what to do about charging for children? Sales Support Manager, Michelle Hardy, shares a few suggestions on how to go about it. Charging for children can be a…

20 Sep 2022 • Blog, NHS

How Practice Plan helped a dentist turn around his business and expand his horizons

Regional Support Manager, Jayne Gibson recounts how an NHS dentist who was facing the prospect of having to close one of his two surgeries in Workington, Cumbria is now looking forward to making full use…

1 Aug 2022 • Videos, NHS

Convert from NHS to private dentistry: Runeel’s story (part 1)

Runeel Joye, Principal Dentist of Oh My Smile, talks to us about how his team now enjoy a less pressured way of working after moving from NHS to private practice. “It’s been a positive change…

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16 May 2022 • Blog, Dental Landscape

Top 10 trends in dentistry to emerge from the pandemic

Every cloud has a silver lining and Business Coach, Chris Barrow, lists his ‘hit parade’ of the top 10 great things that have come out of the pandemic. Here’s my list, in reverse order from…

26 Apr 2022 • Blog, Dental Landscape

The trickle that could soon become a flood – reflections on the new NHS England targets

Practice Plan Group’s Sales and Marketing Director, Nigel Jones, reflects on the recent letter to dentists in England outlining the new NHS targets and considers the implications. ‘Probably the first thing to mention about the…

18 Nov 2021 • Blog, NHS

Going private was the right decision for us!

Back in 2020, the team at Plumfield Dental Practice started to talk more seriously about converting from NHS to private dentistry. Previously the topic had been brought up in conversations, but they had never pressed…

7 Oct 2021 • Blog, NHS

NHS England’s activity target silence followed by the late announcement speaks volumes…

Head of Sales, Zoe Close, looks at the latest Government announcement on the increased NHS activity target…. Until the evening of September 30, NHS dentists were in a position where they had absolutely zero control…

17 Aug 2021 • Blog, NHS

A case for making the move away

If you’re considering a move away from the NHS towards a life in private practice, there has never been a better time to do so. Even though there are currently many factors working in your…

14 Jul 2021 • Blog, NHS

Are you ready to leave the NHS?

It’s been a hugely challenging time for all of us, but with the future landscape of the NHS looking changeable yet again, are you looking to take your practice in a different direction and convert…

8 Jul 2021 • Blog, NHS

NHS dentistry – your questions answered…

Practice Plan’s Nigel Jones and the British Dental Association’s (BDA) Eddie Crouch delved into a range of topics within the NHS dental landscape in a recent webinar. Throughout the webinar, many dentists submitted questions…

20 Apr 2021 • Videos, NHS

A Guide to Successfully Moving Away from NHS Dentistry

We understand that moving away from the NHS to private dentistry is a BIG decision and one that needs careful consideration. You might not be quite ready to speak to someone and just need a…

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2 Dec 2020 • Blog, NHS

Reopening after lockdown with a new business model

Donna Hall talks to Craig Walsh about why he decided to move away from the NHS and go membership-only after the practice reopened following lockdown… Donna: Why did you decide to move from being a…

3 Nov 2020 • Blog, Finance

Heard about NHS pension discrimination? Here’s the plan to end it and how it may affect you

Our parent company, Wesleyan, shares the implications of the Age discrimination within the NHS pension scheme and the proposals published by the Government to remove this discrimination for members of all public sector pension schemes…

22 Oct 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Being an NHS prototype practice during the pandemic…

Before COVID-19, reform of the NHS dental contract was probably one of the most talked about subjects in dentistry. Which perhaps goes to show the magnitude of the impact of the pandemic on the profession,…

23 Sep 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

Will COVID-19 break the contract reform logjam?

Martin Woodrow, Chief Executive of the BDA, talks to Nigel Jones, Sales and Marketing Director at Practice Plan, about how COVID-19 may impact the timescale and nature of contract reform, the new contractual arrangements from…

18 Aug 2020 • Podcasts, NHS

Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed with Eddie Crouch

Catch-up on episode one of Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed… Nigel Jones, Practice Plan Sales and Marketing Director, talks to Eddie Crouch, Vice Chair of the British Dental Association (BDA) Principal Executive Committee, about the…

24 Jun 2020 • Blog, Dental Health, Covid-19

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

At last, we’re back. There appears no sweeping changes to the NHS in the short -term. Long-term, many cross fingers it’s not back to UDAs. It’s galling it took a pandemic for decision makers to…