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New GDC hearing service launched

THE GDC has launched a Dental Professionals Hearing Service which is separate from its fitness to practise investigation and prosecution functions.

  • 29 June 2022
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New resources published on clinician exclusion

NEW resources have been published to support those deciding whether to exclude a doctor or dentist from their workplace due to performance concerns.

  • 28 June 2022
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Dentists struggle to clear patient backlog

ONE in three dentists are struggling to clear the backlog of patients caused by the pandemic, the findings of a new survey reveal.

  • 27 June 2022
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NHS good but could be better in shared decision making

A SURVEY of healthcare professionals found that 76 per cent regularly practise core elements of shared decision making with patients but 28 per cent found lack of time a barrier.

  • 27 June 2022
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Urgent need to address exodus of GPs over next five years

NEARLY 19,000 GPs and trainees are expected to leave the profession over the next five years unless action is taken ease workload and workforce pressures, according to a survey by the Royal College of GPs.

  • 24 June 2022
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Dental teams urged to act on suspected eating disorders

THE Oral Health Foundation has highlighted the vital role dentists can play in identifying and acting on early signs of eating disorders.

  • 17 June 2022
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Surgeons see "light at the end of the tunnel" on long waiting times

THE number of patients waiting more than two years for hospital treatment in England fell by nearly half between January and April 2022, according to data published by NHS England.

  • 17 June 2022
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Fit note powers extended to more health professionals

THE power to sign fit notes is being extended to more health professionals in a bid to ease GP workloads, the government has announced.

  • 13 June 2022
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Alarming rise in UK obesity rates

AN estimated 21 million UK adults (36 per cent) will be obese by 2040, leading to wide ranging potential health effects including increased cancer risk, according to analysis by Cancer Research UK.

  • 31 May 2022
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RCPCH publishes guidance in response to spike in acute hepatitis among children

A NEW clinical framework for the investigation, monitoring, transfer and management of children with novel non-A-E acute hepatitis has been published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

  • 31 May 2022
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