Survey launched to receive YOUR feedback on NHS dentistry
The fifth NHS Confidence Monitor survey has been launched by Practice Plan. It aims to discover the profession’s attitude regarding NHS dentistry.
It has made some changes to the Confidence Monitor, including aiming more towards understanding the experiences of NHS dental professionals, along with a focus on confidence and happiness levels in the industry.
Practice Plan’s sales and marketing director Nigel Jones has said: ‘It’s time for us to build on the insight we have gained so far from past results and we now want to focus on the decision makers; those who are currently working within the NHS or have previously converted and have experience of NHS dentistry.’
‘With the help of these dental professionals, our goal is to discover their happiness and confidence levels, as well as to gain a deeper understanding of what it’s like to work in NHS dentistry, both now and with a view to the future.’
‘Dentists and practice owners have valuable information to share, and that’s where Practice Plan’s Confidence Monitor comes in. We will gather the data, evaluate it and then share the findings, in order to continue supporting the dental profession in these challenging times,’ he continued.
The NHS Confidence Monitor is available to fill in at the following address: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/confidencemonitor5.
It takes approximately three minutes and will include enquiries into participants’ work-life balance, self-evaluation of capability and the challenges brought about by patient expectations.
‘I believe the dental profession needs to vocalise their concerns about NHS dentistry both now and for the future, to try to affect any changes in the pipeline in a positive way,’ Eddie Crouch, dentist and vice chair of the British Dental Association Principal Executive Committee, has said.
‘This survey offers the perfect opportunity to do just that – make sure your voice is heard.’
Details results from previous surveys can be found at www.nhsdentistryinsights.co.uk.
