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Covid Vaccine; Flu Vaccines; Testing Priority; PPE; NHS24; £500 Bonus PRIORITY COVID-19 TESTING FOR DENTAL TEAMS Any GG&C dental team members who develop covid-19 symptoms can now book a priority covid test. This also applies to members of their own household. Applications for a test can be made here. COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR DENTAL TEAMS GG&C OHD have not…

Phase 4; SDR 148; New National SOP PHASE 4 ANNOUNCEMENTS A PCA was sent out on 26th October which sets out the arrangements for the advancement to Phase 4 of the CDO’s remobilisation plan. This is a lengthy document that covers a great many bases. It is recommended that GDPs read it in its entirety before reading the following summary. Phase…

Phase 3c; Referral Criteria; Contact Tracing PHASE 3C By now most of you will have had time to digest the implications of the 12th October CDO letter. The letter essentially introduces another intermediary remobilisation phase. This has quickly come to be known (unofficially) as Phase 3c. What we know: The full range of NHS dental treatments will be made available from November…

FGDP Guidance; Booking AGPs at UDCCs; Flu Vaccines FGDP GUIDCANCE By now most of you will be aware that SDCEP unveiled ‘Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures – a Rapid Review‘ on 25th September. Although this did not represent guidance, it did give some direction as to where we are heading. More recently, on Friday 2nd October, the…

FAO General Dental Practitioners in GG&C. Further to the CDO’s letter some weeks ago, Greater Glasgow and Clyde regional HSCPs have now set out their flu vaccine delivery plan and have put out a formal request for assistance in delivering the programme. The LDC have been asked to form a bank of dentists who are…

September Weekend; Referring into UDCCs; Finishing RCTs; Vaccination Programme SEPTEMBER WEEKEND COVER Today’s Chief of Dentistry Update confirms that NHS 24 will be covering Monday 28th September and there will be an emergency dental service up and running. If practices choose to be closed, please remember to change answering machine instructions for patients to call 111 for emergency dental…

Local Lockdown; FFP3 Masks; VT; Flu Vaccinations LOCAL LOCKDOWN On Tuesday 1st September the First Minister announced a ‘local lockdown‘ in Glasgow City, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire. This began at midnight and is to last 2 weeks (with weekly reviews) The temporary restrictions are summarised in a recent GG&C core brief. Assuming the precedent set in…

Fallow Time; SDR 147; PPE for AGPs; Contact Tracing PHASE 3b A PCA Memorandum was sent out on Friday 7th August setting out how we will be able to deliver NHS AGPs (for those practices that are willing and able) during what is commonly being described as ‘Phase 3b’. From 17th August 2020 NHS AGPs may be provided in…

AGPs for Urgent Care; Face Fit Testing; Staff Health Risk Assessments AGPs FOR URGENT CARE IN PRACTICE The CDO wrote to dental practices today to announce a move towards AGPs in practice. From 17th August 2020 NHS AGPs may be provided in practice for Urgent Dental Care only. Health Board notification/approval will be required before undertaking AGPs for NHS…

Additional Surgeries; Face Coverings; Private Dental Care; Routine Referrals ADDITIONAL SURGERIES Yesterday’s Chief of Dentistry update is available here A new webropol survey will soon be sent to your Practice Generic Inbox to allow for Phase 3 Self-Declarations. It will gather information about: Additional surgeries Routine treatments Numbers of patients Additional surgeries will require ‘sign off’ and the webropol…