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Acting as a witness for dentists

This course aims to build knowledge on the requirements associated with giving evidence as a professional witness across the various legal systems in the UK.

  • Online course

GDC changes to fitness to practise processes are “pragmatic and sensible”, says MDDUS

MDDUS Head of Dental Division Stephen Henderson said the changes would bring significant improvements for registrants.

  • 02 March 2023
  • Press release

Being prepared for unexpected medical emergencies

Would you know what to do if the practice was asked for access to its defibrillator?

  • 28 February 2023
  • Risk alert

Too many patients fall into “referral black hole”

A SURVEY from Healthwatch England found that around one in five patients with a primary care referral had to return to their GP having not been seen.

  • 27 February 2023
  • News

“Shameful“ number of hospital tooth extractions for children

PREVENTABLE tooth decay caused almost 27,000 children to undergo extractions in hospital, new government figures for England show.

  • 27 February 2023
  • News

Government pledges to clamp down on NHS Trusts not providing round the clock access to food for doctors

The Government will force NHS Trusts in England to make food and drink available to healthcare workers round the clock if Trusts fail to deliver the national standards introduced last year.

  • 24 February 2023
  • Press release

Scope of practice not just a prescribed list of tasks, says GDC

A NEW consultation on the revision of existing scope of practice guidance has been launched by the General Dental Council with the aim of making it “less prescriptive and more adaptable”.

  • 24 February 2023
  • News

Step closer in regulation of anaesthesia associates and physician associates

A CONSULTATION on new draft legislation that will allow the GMC to regulate anaesthesia associates (AAs) and physician associates (PAs) has been launched by the The Department of Health and Social Care.

  • 24 February 2023
  • News

GMC campaign to tackle bias in its work

A NUMBER of changes are being made to reduce the risk of bias in the way the General Medical Council operates.

  • 21 February 2023
  • News

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