Bupa to close 85 dental practices across UK with 1,200 staff affected - full list
Bupa Dental Care has announced it will be cutting 85 dental practices, including a number in Greater Manchester, after struggling to recruit dentists to deliver NHS care. A list of practices that will be closed, or are under review to be sold or merged with other practices, was released today.
Bupa, which provides NHS and private dental care, said the 85 practices will be closed, sold or merged later this year, bringing the total number of practices in the UK down to 365. National shortages of dentists have been worsened by the NHS contract model, and because of an increased demand and complexity of care since the Covid pandemic, Bupa warned.
Bupa said it would be handing back the dental contract to the NHS for practices that are set to close, meaning commissioners can find a new provider to continue treating patients in the area.
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