This talk was given in November 2020 as part of the Society of British Dental Nurses conference held virtually because of Covid-19. Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | ...
This is an overview of the law of consent as it currently relates to England with particular refernce to general dental practice Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open...
This is an overview of the legal an dethical aspects of confidentilaity, looking at case law as well its relevance to healthcare and dentistry in particular Loading... Taking too long? Reload...
This presentation was given at the UK Trade show at Olympia in January 2020. With some simple steps we can provide a reasonable standard of care to patients as non specialist GDPs both privately and on the NHS and reduce ligation against dentists which has been on the increase for a number of...
This Opinion piece was published in the BDJ in January 2020 in response to the GDC statistic that nearly 10% of all cases that are referred to it come from another registrant . Whilst there is a legitimate need to raise concerns or whistleblow when patient safety is an issue and no action has been taken locally, it is...
I have done a number of evening , half day and whole day talks on NHS regulation either on my own or with Dick Birkin when we run them for the BDA. This is the most recent talk given in October 2019. Of significance, is the NHS BSA review of a number of areas of claiming done by practices. This review will continue...
Despite that fact that dentists have been working with the current NHS contracting arrangements in England for well over a decade, there still remains confusion, obfuscation and complete misunderstanding about key elements of the contract. This has led to clawback from commissioners when practices claim...
This is the basis of a presentation I give on complaints. It looks at the triggers for complaints and then looks at the legal framework around complaints in the NHS as well as what the GDC and CQC expect from practices. Loading... Taking too...
This article , published in the British Dental Journal in November 2018looks at the provision of professional indemnity in the UK, what the different products are and the importance of making appropriate choices that suit your practicing circumstances in what is quite a confusing...
I wrote this Opinion piece for the BDJ to raise some important unintended consequences of introducing NHS primary care dental services for more complex treatments like endodontics, oral surgery and periodontology. Whilst the idea is excellent in principle a sit provides high quality care for NHS patients it also has...