CARL SARGEANT AM WELCOMES MORE POWER FOR HEALTH WATCHDOG
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, is welcoming the news that, from tomorrow, private dental practice in Wales will be regulated more closely to ensure safer, higher quality services. New regulations will require practitioners who provide any non-NHS dental treatment to register with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW), the healthcare watchdog. HIW will have the power to inspect practices and act on any complaints.Mr Sargeant said: “These new regulations mean that all dental practitioners providing dental treatment in Wales will be inspected to the same high standards, regardless of whether they are NHS funded or private. Currently, all dentists are regulated by the General Dental Council but outside the NHS there is no systematic inspection of premises and facilities against national standards. From tomorrow that will change.“Uniformity of regulation between NHS and private care is important because it will give patients peace of mind about the standard of care they are receiving. The regulations will also act to encourage continuous improvement in private dental services.”Registering dental practitioners will also assist in identifying where wholly private dental care is being undertaken in Wales.ENDS
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, is welcoming the news that, from tomorrow, private dental practice in Wales will be regulated more closely to ensure safer, higher quality services. New regulations will require practitioners who provide any non-NHS dental treatment to register with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW), the healthcare watchdog. HIW will have the power to inspect practices and act on any complaints.Mr Sargeant said: “These new regulations mean that all dental practitioners providing dental treatment in Wales will be inspected to the same high standards, regardless of whether they are NHS funded or private. Currently, all dentists are regulated by the General Dental Council but outside the NHS there is no systematic inspection of premises and facilities against national standards. From tomorrow that will change.“Uniformity of regulation between NHS and private care is important because it will give patients peace of mind about the standard of care they are receiving. The regulations will also act to encourage continuous improvement in private dental services.”Registering dental practitioners will also assist in identifying where wholly private dental care is being undertaken in Wales.ENDS
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