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New dental statistics prompt BDA demand for action
NEARLY 42 per cent of children in England are missing out on free dental care according to new statistics by NHS Digital.
Fit notes for mental health most common
MENTAL health and behavioural conditions were the most common "known" reasons for fit notes being issued by GPs in England between December 2014 and March 2017, according to new figures from NHS Digital.
Suspect spot
...Dr L confirms that the letter had been received in the practice and marked as read but the follow-up chest X-ray had not been highlighted and actioned...
Prying into patient data
A SPATE of recent cases prompts a reminder of the potentially serious consequences of prying into patients’ medical records without a legitimate reason.
Practice risks training days in London
CONFIDENTIALITY and other practice risks take centre stage at two upcoming MDDUS training days.
Expanded role for pharmacists to ease burden on GPs in Scotland
THE Scottish Government has published plans to ease the burden in both primary and hospital care delivery by further enhancing the role of pharmacists through independent prescribing and advanced clinical skills.
Urgent dental problems in over-65s
AN estimated 1.8 million people aged 65 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have an urgent dental condition such as decay in untreated teeth, pain or oral sepsis according to a new report by The Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons.
Sit up and take notice
Dentist and personal trainer James Tang says prevention is better than cure when it comes to neck and back pain
Dilemma: Safeguarding concern
A question over redacted information from medical records in a case with child protection implications