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.
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.
Revised launch date for revamped HSIB
ESTABLISHMENT of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) and the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations Special Health Authority (MNSI) will be delayed for six months.
NHS England looks to virtual wards to help ease pressure on emergency care
UP to 50,000 people a month to be supported by clinicians at home in “high-tech virtual wards” as part of NHS England plans for urgent and emergency care.
Enduring Covid concern reflected in NHS web visits
CORONAVIRUS and Long Covid topped the list of most visited NHS condition-related web pages in 2022, although visits to monkeypox, scarlet fever and chickenpox pages saw sharp increases.
Clarity on dual registration for oral and maxillofacial surgeons
CLEARER guidance has been published for oral and maxillofacial surgeons explaining when they need to be registered with both the medical and dental regulators.
MDDUS responds to GDC consultation on guidance to its Interim Orders Committee
MDDUS Head of Dental Division Stephen Henderson welcomes the proposed changes, but urges the Government to reform fitness to practise legislation.
MDDUS responds to BMA survey on junior doctor wellbeing
MDDUS Head of Medical Division Dr Naeem Nazem said stress levels in the UK healthcare workforce have reached an almost unsustainable point.
MDDUS responds to General Dental Council position statement
MDDUS welcomes clarity on registration requirements for oral and maxillofacial surgeons.
Insight Dental Q1 2023
In this issue:
- Advice: A friendly favour, or fraud?
- Pitfalls: Managing risks in oral surgery
- Practice management: Managing poor performance
- Call log
- Professional development: Being a generalist in a specialised world
- Burnout risks patient safety
- Case file: Chemical burn
- Case file: Root in situ
- Case file: Infective endocarditis risk
- Probity – the hidden pitfalls
- Feature: The surprising history of medical defence
- Ethics: Hard choices – on difficult decisions
- Viewpoint: A place of acceptance
- Vignette: Jane Elizabeth Waterston (1843-1932)