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Communicate with your patients this easter
Effective communication is the key for GPs when it comes to ensuring patient care isn’t compromised during the upcoming Easter holiday weekend.
MDDUS dental roadshow coming to town
Dentists can learn how to stay out of trouble by signing up for one of nine dento-legal lectures being held throughout the UK in May and June this year.
Doctors with extra responsibilities to promote openness
UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS welcomes new GMC guidance requiring doctors with management responsibilities to encourage staff to be open and honest when raising patient safety concerns.
Does your dental practice website meet new GDC criteria?
Dentists are urged to review their practice websites to ensure they comply with strict new GDC guidance.
Patient complaints top concern for doctors
Patient complaints were the big issue for doctors who contacted MDDUS for advice in 2011.
Greater patient choice may create greater risk
A government pilot scheme to remove practice boundaries in a bid to increase patient choice raises serious concerns for doctors with regard to accountability and continuity of patient care, warns MDDUS.
MDDUS welcomes clarification of treatment during pregnancy
Dentists in Scotland are urged to get up to speed with the latest advice issued on the contentious subject of the use of amalgam fillings during pregnancy.
Doctors urged to consider Bribery Act before accepting gifts
Doctors are urged to think twice before accepting gifts this Christmas in light of the introduction of the Bribery Act earlier this year.
Dentists reminded to pay fee or pay the consequences
Dentists risk being removed from the register and denied the right to practise in the UK if they don’t pay their Annual Retention Fee (ARF) on time.
Changes are child's play for dentists
Dentists in Scotland risk being penalised for making inappropriate claims if they fail to comply with recent changes to the children‟s dental health programme, Childsmile.