News Dentally good
THE Maidstone Dental Centre has passed an inspection by the Care QualityCommission (CQC)who re- ported on 159 different services on the health and social care being pro- vided. The CQC filed a full report of its
inspection which found that the dental centre in Knightrider Street has “effective leadership and a cul- ture of continuous improvement”. The inspection focused on five
questions: is it safe, effective, caring, well-led and responsive to people’s needs? Andinall five categories thedental
centre succeeded. The report added: “We saw that
staff treatedpatients respectfully, ap- propriately,kindlyandwere friendly towardspatientsat the receptiondesk and over the telephone. “Patients said staff were compas-
sionate and understanding and they told us they could choose whether they sawamale or female dentists.”
Braving heat
SIX thousand people braved the high temperatures to raise an im- pressive £360,000 at four events for Cancer Research’s Race for Life, in- cluding the popular Pretty Muddy challenge.
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Council is accused of ‘blowing underspend’
THE leadership ofMaidstone Bor- ough Council (MBC) has been ac- cused of blowing a budget underspend “like punters who have had a good day at the races”. Conservative opposition leader
John Perry (pictured) claims a pro- portion of the £185,000 left overwill be diverted to “pet projects” like MaidstoneMuseum. Cllr Perry,who represents Staple-
hurst, said Liberal Democrat-led MBC should take a “more consid- ered approach” to spending tax- payers’ money in financially constrained times. He added: “I just think it is irre-
sponsible ... they’re charging around like punterswho’ve had a good day at the races looking for somewhere to spend it. “We have been through some
hard times, like all local authorities, but that is all the more reason to demonstrate prudence. “We are disappointed that all Lib-
eralDemocrat,Labour andsome in- dependent councillors chose to
pursue their own pet projects with- out any detailed justification for these. “Conservative councillors have
many good ideas to pursue, butwe will not put at risk the financial sta- bility of the council and the provi- sion of its core services. “The council has taken a decision, which we believe is not in the best
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interests of taxpayers.” Leader ofMBC, CllrMartin Cox,
said: “It is important to state that the council remains in a stable financial position – to suggest otherwise is misleading. We have successfully managedtoproducebalancedbudg- ets for capital and revenue expendi- ture for 2018/19, and it is predicted that our financial situation will be broadly comparable for 2019-2020. “Our unallocated reserves are
considered to be adequate. As of 2017/18 these amounted to £7 mil- lion – theminimal agreed level is £2 million. “We are confident that £80,000 of
the £185,000 underspend can be di- rected to other areas to deliver the council’s strategic objectives, with- out any significant risk to the coun- cil’s
financial position. The
remaining £105,000 is being trans- ferred to reserves.Wewill continue to act in the interest of all taxpayers andprotect the core services thatwe knowmatter to every resident of the borough.”
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