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- Gove condemns Children's Services' inspection regime
Michael Gove has highlighted the failures of Children's Services after the release of the Baby P report. - Government fails to revive housing market
Figures from the Bank of England show mortgage lending fell by 69% in October. - Clark welcomes climate change report
Greg Clark calls for urgent action to ensure an orderly transition to a low carbon economy. - Hague tells Labour to come clean about the euro
The President of the European Commission says Labour politicians are considering joining the euro. - Shapps welcomes RBS's decision to delay repossessions
RBS have guaranteed not to repossess the homes of those who fall behind on payments for at least six months. - Gordon Brown must speak out on Damian Green's arrest
David Cameron has called on the Prime Minister to make his opinions clear on the issue of Damian Green?s arrest. - New personal debt widget and VAT poster launched
Download the "VAT Bombshell" poster or add the "My Debt to Labour" widget to your website, blog or Facebook wall. - We must throw a lifeline to suffering businesses
David Cameron has called on the Government to get credit moving to help Britain's small businesses. - David comments on arrest of Damian Green
David Cameron has described yesterday?s arrest of Damian Green as ?extraordinary and frankly worrying?. - Osborne calls on Government to underwrite business loans
The Shadow Chancellor has unveiled radical plans to free up the credit market.
70% of Lymm Residents have difficulty finding NHS dentist.
August 27th
A Conservative Survey has confirmed what was previously suspected. A massive 70% of Lymm residents have had difficulty in obtaining the services of an NHS dentist. Over 550 residents have had difficulty which is 71% of those who returned the recent survey.
David Mowat said "that what has happened in Lymm is a direct result of the failure of the new dental contract and the decline in the number of dentists available.........recent Conservative reserach which is partially reduced below....sets out the problem..........NHS dentistry will be a major priority of an incoming Conservative Government.........."
We recommend that patient registration be reinstated because dental care is most effective when delivered over time and as part of a trusting dental-patient relationship … the Department should consider increasing the number of UDA bands so that dentists are rewarded for providing appropriate treatment. "
David Mowat said "that what has happened in Lymm is a direct result of the failure of the new dental contract and the decline in the number of dentists available.........recent Conservative reserach which is partially reduced below....sets out the problem..........NHS dentistry will be a major priority of an incoming Conservative Government.........."
We recommend that patient registration be reinstated because dental care is most effective when delivered over time and as part of a trusting dental-patient relationship … the Department should consider increasing the number of UDA bands so that dentists are rewarded for providing appropriate treatment. "
Failure of NHS Dentistry under Labour
• Access to dentistry continues to decline. The most recent quarterly figures released by the NHS Information Centre indicate that the number of people accessing an NHS dentist since the contract based on Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) were introduced in 2006 has fallen again. In the two years to December 2007, 53.7% of the population (27.3 million) saw an NHS dentist compared to 55.8% (28.1 million) in the 24 months before the UDA contract was introduced. (See http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/primary-care/dentistry)
• Detrimental impact of the UDA contract. Conservative research shows that in the last three months of 2007, 338,000 people lost access to their NHS dentist – at a rate of 3,674 people daily (Conservative Press Release, Penning: Nearly 4,000 people a day lose their NHS Dentist).
• 7.4 million with no NHS dentist. A recent study for the Citizens Advice Bureau found that 7.4 million people have not been to an NHS dentist since April 2006 because of difficulties in finding one (16 January 2008).
• £62 million dental charges hike. Last year, after the Government’s new system of dental charges was introduced, NHS patients paid £62 million (15 per cent) more, even though fewer people saw a dentist (Department of Health, Evidence to the 2008 Pay Review body for Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration, 5 November 2007; NHS Information Centre). The Government had previously promised: ‘It [the new charging system] will not increase the proportion of revenue raised from patients' charges’ (Lord Warner, Minister of State, Department of Health, Lords Hansard, 7 July 2005, Column WS27).
• Number of NHS dentists declining. The Department of Health has admitted that the number of NHS dentists declined by 500 last year (Department of Health, Evidence to the 2008 Pay Review body for Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration, 5 November 2007).
Findings from the Report (House of Commons Health Committee, Dental Services, Fifth Report of Session 2007-8, vol. 1, HC 289-I)
• Fall in preventative advice. ‘We received no evidence from the Department that the amount of preventative advice given by dentists had increased since April 2006. However, a survey conducted in 2007 by the London Assembly found that only 69% of NHS dental patients had received preventative advice when they last visited their dentist. The corresponding figure for private dental patients was 86%.’ (pp. 30-1).
• Reduction in the number of complex treatments carried out. ‘There are concerns that since 2006, as a result of the contract, some patients who require complex dental treatment are not receiving it. The volume of more complex dental treatment administered by dentists within band three (requiring laboratory work such as crowns, bridges and dentures) has fallen sharply since 2006 … Before 2006, 8% of all treatments were what are now termed band three treatments. Since 2006, the figure is 4%.’ (p. 32).
• Problems with retention of dentists forecast. ‘As we have seen, dentists working in the GDS before 2006 were given an income guarantee until April 2009 regardless of whether or not they met their UDA target … We note the fears that many dentists will leave the GDS in 2009 … We recommend that the Department monitor closely the career plans of NHS dentists.’ (p. 50).
• Issue of patient access. ‘The Department initially stated that the key test of its reforms would “be their ability to support improved patient access.” Many witnesses claimed that access problems remained severe … During our enquiry the Department’s emphasis changed. Rather than improving access, the CDO claimed that the reforms introduced in April 2006 had not made things worse’. (p. 19).
• Access to dentistry continues to decline. The most recent quarterly figures released by the NHS Information Centre indicate that the number of people accessing an NHS dentist since the contract based on Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) were introduced in 2006 has fallen again. In the two years to December 2007, 53.7% of the population (27.3 million) saw an NHS dentist compared to 55.8% (28.1 million) in the 24 months before the UDA contract was introduced. (See http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/primary-care/dentistry)
• Detrimental impact of the UDA contract. Conservative research shows that in the last three months of 2007, 338,000 people lost access to their NHS dentist – at a rate of 3,674 people daily (Conservative Press Release, Penning: Nearly 4,000 people a day lose their NHS Dentist).
• 7.4 million with no NHS dentist. A recent study for the Citizens Advice Bureau found that 7.4 million people have not been to an NHS dentist since April 2006 because of difficulties in finding one (16 January 2008).
• £62 million dental charges hike. Last year, after the Government’s new system of dental charges was introduced, NHS patients paid £62 million (15 per cent) more, even though fewer people saw a dentist (Department of Health, Evidence to the 2008 Pay Review body for Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration, 5 November 2007; NHS Information Centre). The Government had previously promised: ‘It [the new charging system] will not increase the proportion of revenue raised from patients' charges’ (Lord Warner, Minister of State, Department of Health, Lords Hansard, 7 July 2005, Column WS27).
• Number of NHS dentists declining. The Department of Health has admitted that the number of NHS dentists declined by 500 last year (Department of Health, Evidence to the 2008 Pay Review body for Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration, 5 November 2007).
Findings from the Report (House of Commons Health Committee, Dental Services, Fifth Report of Session 2007-8, vol. 1, HC 289-I)
• Fall in preventative advice. ‘We received no evidence from the Department that the amount of preventative advice given by dentists had increased since April 2006. However, a survey conducted in 2007 by the London Assembly found that only 69% of NHS dental patients had received preventative advice when they last visited their dentist. The corresponding figure for private dental patients was 86%.’ (pp. 30-1).
• Reduction in the number of complex treatments carried out. ‘There are concerns that since 2006, as a result of the contract, some patients who require complex dental treatment are not receiving it. The volume of more complex dental treatment administered by dentists within band three (requiring laboratory work such as crowns, bridges and dentures) has fallen sharply since 2006 … Before 2006, 8% of all treatments were what are now termed band three treatments. Since 2006, the figure is 4%.’ (p. 32).
• Problems with retention of dentists forecast. ‘As we have seen, dentists working in the GDS before 2006 were given an income guarantee until April 2009 regardless of whether or not they met their UDA target … We note the fears that many dentists will leave the GDS in 2009 … We recommend that the Department monitor closely the career plans of NHS dentists.’ (p. 50).
• Issue of patient access. ‘The Department initially stated that the key test of its reforms would “be their ability to support improved patient access.” Many witnesses claimed that access problems remained severe … During our enquiry the Department’s emphasis changed. Rather than improving access, the CDO claimed that the reforms introduced in April 2006 had not made things worse’. (p. 19).
Warrington Hard Hit by Business Rates Stealth Tax
August 23rd
David Mowat has spoken out against the recently imposed change to the taxation of business assets. Since April, in a new tax grab, Gordon Brown has removed the relief which has meant that empty properties did not pay the full business rates. The new tax regime means that even empty premises now pay tax at the full rate. This means that many empty warehouses up and down the country are being demolished as owners struggle to pay the new tax.
David Mowat said that "this new tax brings in over £1billion but the result is that perfectly good structures are being demolished to reduce the tax liability, and many perfectly good businesses are going burst..........and the money goes directly to the treasury.......not, as in the past, to pay for our local services in Warrington.........."
Walton businessman, Bob Shipper, is pictured by one of his warehouses for which he has no tenant and pays several tens of thousands of pounds a year in rates.........."
David Mowat said that "this new tax brings in over £1billion but the result is that perfectly good structures are being demolished to reduce the tax liability, and many perfectly good businesses are going burst..........and the money goes directly to the treasury.......not, as in the past, to pay for our local services in Warrington.........."
Walton businessman, Bob Shipper, is pictured by one of his warehouses for which he has no tenant and pays several tens of thousands of pounds a year in rates.........."
David Cameron makes Wide Ranging Speech in Warrington.
August 14th
David Cameron visited Warrington to attend a fund rasing dinner at the Park Hotel in Stretton as part of his tour of target seats in the North West. During his remarks, made to a gathering of over 150 party members from the town, he spoke in detail of his concerns for the economic legacy with which he will be left after 18 more months of this "failed government".Already the Government is running the 4th highest deficit in the world.......the only countries with a higher deficit are Pakistan, Egypt and Hungary........and now Brown is promising to borrow even more. This is a scorched earth policy and will affect every one of us.........borrowing on this scale is deferred taxation......
David Cameron also pledged his support for the democratically elected Government of Georgia and asked that Gordon Brown made Britain's position clear. Russian Troops must withdraw to internationally accepted borders.
Cameron re-iterated to his audience that at every election since the war Warrington South has had an MP of the same party as the Government. For me to be Prime Minister David Mowat must win here........
David Cameron also pledged his support for the democratically elected Government of Georgia and asked that Gordon Brown made Britain's position clear. Russian Troops must withdraw to internationally accepted borders.
Cameron re-iterated to his audience that at every election since the war Warrington South has had an MP of the same party as the Government. For me to be Prime Minister David Mowat must win here........