Greater flexibility for dentists with additional development needs
DENTAL professionals in England who are subject to conditions or undertakings following a fitness to practise hearing can now choose who provides their development support.
Varied quality of maternity services in England
VARIATION in the quality and safety of England’s maternity services has been identified as an "ongoing concern" in a new report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Revised dental guidance on prevention
A NEW edition of Delivering Better Oral Health: an evidence based toolkit for prevention has been issued with an endorsement from The College of General Dentistry.
MDDUS makes three appointments to its board of directors
MDDUS has made a series of high-profile appointments to its board of directors including the senior surgeon to the UK Royal Household.
Improving self awareness to reduce risk - practical advice on reflective practice
Reflective practice is common – but do your insights go deep enough to ensure real change? Senior risk adviser Liz Price offers practical advice
Innovation: Smartphone technology in chronic disease management
Jim Killgore looks at smartphone applications that are changing how doctors manage diabetes and other chronic diseases
Complaints handling: Proactive response to patient complaints
Alan Frame urges practices to monitor local social media posts to keep aware of emerging topics of complaint
Advice: Safety netting
Risk adviser Kay Louise Grant offers advice on effective safety netting in patient consultations
Regulatory matters: Working without professional registration
Risk adviser Alan Frame urges practices to have a formal process in place to ensure that individual staff are up to date with their professional registrations.
Practice management: Sexual harassment in the workplace
Employment law adviser Liz Symon offers advice on preventing and dealing with sexual harassment in the office