The Report on Jobs published on 8th December by the REC and KPMG has shown stronger rises in both permanent and temp billings during November. In both cases, rates of expansion were at 3 month highs. Recruitment consultancies have indicated further rises in both permanent and temp staff pay. However the rates of inflation remained […]

With the cold snap of weather around the UK, pharmacists have been battling the snow and ice to stay open. Alliance Healthcare admitted some disruption to services but praised staff and their commitments to delivering medicines and prescriptions. Some pharmacists were reported walking several miles to work, as well as making deliveries on foot. Flame […]

Dentists are being urged to join a British Dental Association (BDA) campaign, calling on the Government to address concerns about the registration of dental practices with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The BDA is sending all members a postcard emphasising the increasing burden of red tape encircling practitioners and the effect it has on patient […]

The General Dental Council (GDC) has begun a review of its Standards Guidance and Scope of Practice. The aim of the review is to go back to square one. This will take place in 2011 and will include consultations, focus groups, a working group and GDC staff attending events across the UK, to hear directly […]

GOC retention fees will be reduced and a low income discount introduced for 2011-2012. The annual retention fee will be reduced to £270 for all fully qualified registrants. A low income fee of £170 will be applicable to all registrants earning less than £12,000. These reduced fees will be in place for a minimum of […]

Pharmacists have just less than a week left to renew their registration with the GPHC or face removal from the register. The deadline is 30th November 2010. So far 84.7% of pharmacists have renewed their registration. Those who do not renew their registration will be removed and unable to practice from 31st December 2010.

The General Dental Council (GDC) is calling on dentists to submit their annual or end of cycle continuing professional development (CPD) declarations by 28th January 2011. To remain registered to practice dentists must complete 250 hours every five years, of which 75 must be verifiable. Records need to be kept for five years after the […]

The Welsh Assembly Government has promised that funding for community health services in Wales will be protected in cash terms in 2011-2012, with free prescriptions maintained. Although the Assembly would be losing around £860 million of funding from the UK government, the settlement for health would be fair. 40% of the budget will continue to […]

Pharmacies across the UK have reported significant growth in private flu jab services despite national fears that vaccination uptake has been low this year. AAH has said pharmacies have on average doubled their initial allocation of doses. Last month Novartis also reported that partner pharmacies administered approximately 40,000 flu vaccinations in the first month of […]

The British Society of Periodontology (BSP) has announced that dental hygienists and dental therapists have been given full membership status. As full members, dental hygienists and dental therapists will have voting rights, which they did not have as associate members. They will continue to benefit from reduced subscription rates both for annual membership and registration […]

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The CQC has designed a system that could help ease the CQC registration process for all practice owners. CODE’s pre registration Compliance Check can provide members and non members with a specialist consultant who can offer help with any missing policies, procedures, audits and risk assessments, sources of appropriate solutions, analysis of practices’ strengths and […]

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that growing bureaucracy is destroying the morale of high street dentists which in turn could be driving experienced dental practitioners to retire early or to leave the NHS. According to BDA research, excessive administration is the primary factor behind a downturn in a dentists’ confidence. Nearly half of […]

The GOC is currently undergoing an internal restructure to ensure that it is best placed to deliver its five year strategic plan. The GOC are determined to give registrants the best value for money, so have looked into whether they are working well together in the smartest way possible. Effective as of yesterday (Monday 15th) […]

A man with an inherited form of blindness has been able to successfully identify letters and objects using a pioneering implant. This implant allows a patient to detect objects with their eyes, unlike a rival approach that uses a camera. The chip works by converting light that enters the eye into electrical impulses which are […]