Remote consulting should not be default option
REMOTE consulting should be an option but not the ‘automatic default’ for GP care and services once things get back to normal after the pandemic, said the Royal College of GPs in a new report.
Deadline for DCPs to pay ARF by instalments
DENTAL care professionals (DCPs) have until midnight 31 May 2021 to sign up to pay their Annual Retention Fee (ARF) by instalments.
“Dangerous” teeth whitening products available online
A TEST of teeth whiteners bought from a selection of online retailers found that some contained illegal and dangerous levels of hydrogen peroxide, according to Which magazine.
Bid to end disadvantages for ethnic minority doctors
A NEW strategy has been launched to end the “disadvantage and discrimination” faced by ethnic minority doctors throughout their careers.
Insight Dental Q2 2021
In this issue:
- Call log
- Pratice matters: Staff refusing Covid-19 vaccination
- Talking about money. Honestly.
- Social media risks
- Risk: Treating colleagues
- DISCover how to transform your communication
- THINGS DENTISTS SAY: “I don’t know…”
- “A responsible body of medical men”
- Nothing but the truth
- Positive thinking – one dentist’s view of the pandemic
- Case study: Nerve injury
- Case Study: Consent to treat
- Case Study: Mercury fears
- Reflective practice – ‘the giftie gie us’
- Ethics: On moral distress
- Book choice: Intensive care
- Vignette: Baldev Kaushal (1906-1992)
Guidance for clinicians on talking about dying
NEW guidance has been published to help doctors talk to patients who are coming to the end of their life.
Provide smoking cessation “opt-out” service
PATIENTS should be offered smoking cessation treatment automatically, unless they opt out, according to a new report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
New GMC targets to tackle discrimination welcome, says MDDUS
MDDUS has welcomed the publication today (18 May 2021) of new GMC targets to tackle imbalances in Fitness to Practise referral rates for ethnic minority doctors, and to ensure fairer treatment for everyone undertaking medical training.
GDC issues statement on direct-to-consumer orthodontics
THE GDC has published an updated statement on direct-to-consumer orthodontics, reaffirming that at present there is no effective substitute for a physical examination as the foundation for clinical assessment.
New MDDUS training course - 'An Expert's Journey: how to avoid traps'
Our new training course 'An Expert's Journey: how to avoid traps' aims to support healthcare professionals to undertake expert witness work confidently.
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