The GDC should stop acting as a complaints service
2015-09-10
Michael Watson believes the GDC should stop acting as a complaints service and stick to being a regulator Someone in authority should tell the GDC
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Evlynne Gilvarry has insisted the GDC is ‘turning the corner’
2015-09-04
Evlynne Gilvarry has said the GDC has turned a corner and is making improvements The head of the under-fire General Dental Council (GDC) has insisted
I’m a dentist, get me outta here
2015-09-04
The GDC should only investigate the initial complaint, and not sift through clinical records to find ‘something to stick’, says Jeff Sherer. This week I performed
The antibiotics dilemma
2015-08-24
Dentists are having to balance over-prescriptions of antibiotics and a GDC trial, according to Michael Watson Michael Watson discusses the growing concern of antimicrobial resistance, and
A record number of claims and complaints cases reported
2015-08-11
The DDU has reported a record number of claims and complaints in its 2014 annual report A record number of claims and complaints cases against healthcare
Stopping the GDC
2015-08-10
Michael Watson says somebody has to stop the GDC Healthcare regulators, including the GDC, need a radical overhaul of how they operate, Michael Watson believes.
The PSA calls for action from the Government over out-of-date regulation
2015-08-06
The PSA has called for action on out-of-date regulation The Professional Standards Authority has called on the Government to act out-of-date regulation. The calls come
What the shooting of Cecil the lion can teach dentists
2015-07-29
Michael Watson covers the recent story about a dentist killing Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. Perhaps if the lion hadn’t been called Cecil…perhaps if the
A quick start guide to recent changes in CQC compliance
2015-07-13
Are you aware that the CQC has recently changed the way in which it regulates and inspects practices? Amy D’Arcy-Burt, regional support manager at Practice
‘Trust dentists and let them get on and do their jobs’
2015-07-13
Michael Watson reports from the Westminster Health Forum in his latest blog. Once a year I am sent an invitation to the Westminster Health Forum,
The dento-legal climate is worsening, claims Rupert Hoppenbrouwers
2015-07-09
Rupert Hoppenbrouwers claims the dento-legal climate is worsening Rupert Hoppenbrouwers has claimed the dento-legal climate is worsening with rising expectations from patients. The head of the
Don’t allow a culture of fear to crush dentistry, Mick Armstrong says
2015-07-09
Mick Armstrong addressed the Westminster Health Forum on the culture of fear he believes is in dentistry Mick Armstrong believes dentists should be allowed to do
