GDPR - privacy impact assessments
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires a PIA to be carried out before implementation of a new system or process for processing data. This guidance sheet offers practical step-by-step advice in this key GDPR area.
Prescription drug addiction review launched
AN independent review into the growing problem of addiction to prescription drugs has been announced by the Government as statistics show that one patient in eleven was a prescribed an addictive drug last year.
Plan to tackle oral health inequality in Scotland
SCOTTISH Government has launched a new improvement plan aiming to prevent poor oral health, cut oral health inequalities and address the dental needs of an ageing population.
NHS plagued with rota gaps and vacancies
OVER 70 per cent hospital doctors reported rota gaps in their departments and a significant percentage believe the delivery of care has worsened in several areas over the last year, according to survey figures published by the BMA.
Deadline looms for IRR17 compliance
ALL dental practices must be re-registered with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) by 5th February 2018 to be in compliance with changes to legislation relating to radiation protection, including a new HSE notification process.
Lawyers targeting the NHS banned from hospitals in England
LAW firms and “claims management” companies who encourage patients to sue the NHS will no longer be provided office or advertising space in NHS hospital in England.
MDDUS responds to regulation reform consultation
Issue 19
In this issue:
- Advice: Safe prescribing
- Top 10 tips for presentations
- More than just 'bad apples' - the importance of a healthy work environment
- Not the man on the Clapham omnibus - the landmark Bolam case
- Career in public health: Protecting the public
- Be phone smart at work
- Flying doctor - an expedition doctor with a passion for adventure
- Case study: Slip on the ice
- Book review: A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie
Book review: A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie
Dr Greg Dollman reviews the new book by Henry Marsh