Dentists leading through uncertainty
WELL led teams are best equipped to meet increasing demands and to manage risk. With this in mind, MDDUS has adapted our popular and long-running doctor programme now for dentists with management responsibilities.
Resist requests to overprescribe during Brexit
MDDUS is advising GPs to avoid issuing longer repeat prescriptions in the run up to Brexit and should liaise closely with pharmacists if there are concerns over shortages of specific drugs.
Run your own dental complaints workshop
Improve your dental complaints handling skills with MDDUS' new interactive workshop tool available exclusively to members.
Gender reassignment should be initiated in specialist care
GENDER reassignment is a specialist area of medicine and treatment should be initiated in specialist care, says the Royal College of GPs.
BDA warning on over-the-counter teeth-whitening kits
TEETH-WHITENING products sold over the counter are often either ineffective or could damage teeth, warns the British Dental Association.
Progress on opt-out organ donation legislation in Scotland and England
A BILL introducing a soft opt-out system for organ and tissue donation has been debated in the Scottish Parliament and similar legislation for England looks set to clear parliamentary hurdles in the next few days.
New standards for end of life care
A NEW set of standards in providing end of life care has been agreed for GP practices.
Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice regulations
Responding to the enabling regulations to implement the Government’s plans for a Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice in England, Chris Kenny, Chief Executive of MDDUS said:
Ethics: Negotiating neutrality
THESE are divided times - and negotiating professional neutrality has hardly seemed tricker in this "messy fallible business of being human". Professor Deborah Bowman offers some insights
Blurring the boundaries
IT'S never been more difficult to judge when you may have “crossed the line” with a patient or colleague. Dental adviser Sarah Harford provides guidance