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8th April Covid-19 Update
Easter Pharmacy; PPE in PDS Hubs; BDA Financial Support Summary Please find below a summary of today’s Covid-19 news relevant to GDPs in Greater Glasgow and Clyde. If you are not receiving these by email then you can subscribe here. PHARMACY COVER AT EASTER The Chief of Dentistry update reiterates that NHS 24 are no longer…
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NHS 24 Easter Cover Cancelled; Indemnity Arrangements for Redeployment Included below is the most recent GG&C Chief of Dentistry Update. The most relevant information is summarised below: DENTAL PRACTICES TO MAINTAIN TRIAGE PROTOCOL ON GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER MONDAY DURING WORKING HOURS NHS 24 will not be in a position to cover calls for registered dental patients on…
Read More5th April Covid 19 Update
5th April Covid-19 Update (Remote Prescribing Guidance and GG&C Pharmacy List; Updated GG&C Triage Guidance) Most of you will have received the GG&C Chief of Dentistry Update on Friday night, which was accompanied by a number of other documents. The most relevant information is summarised below: PHARMACY – INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS The Interim Arrangements for Dental…
Read MoreMarch 23rd COVID-19 Update (CDO and Local Updates; Increased restrictions ; Furloughing staff)
Please find attached the most recent official covid-19 guidance relevant to GDPs in GG&C . Much of the information is not new however there are further changes to the advice on what treatment can and cannot be provided in general practice. There is also a table for practices to complete which asks for the details…
Read MoreGG&C Local Guidance COVID-19
GG&C Oral Health Directorate circulated the attached documents to all GG&C generic mailboxes this afternoon (19th March 2020) The first document below is a catch-all response from Tom Ferris in response to the emails and queries that have been flooding his inbox in the wake of the recent PCA releases. Some mild reassurance is given…
Read MoreClarifications from the CDO: Sustainability and Aerosols
There has been a new update from the CDO this evening (18th March 2020) that aims to give the clarifications around the sustainability uplift and the definition of aerosols. The letter is attached below. As feared, the 90% sustainability uplift is not adjusted to take into account the fact the patients are not actually in…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Update: GDS Financial Support Package
All Scottish NHS GDS providing dentists, please see the attachments below which include a covering letter and urgent memoranda from the Chief Dental Officer released late this evening (17th March 2020). The documents contain some very positive news in terms of financial sustainability for NHS committed dental practices. Further clarifications are being sought, however it…
Read MoreUrgent Communications around COVID19
COVID19 and Quality Improvement 1. CHECK YOUR EMAIL REGULARLY IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU REGULARLY CHECK YOUR PRACTICE NHS GENERIC EMAIL ADDRESS AS ALL **OFFICIAL** COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE DIRECTED HERE. Associates and DCPs are not sent this information directly so it is incumbent on the person who has access to these emails to disseminate this…
Read MoreUndergraduate Patient Recruitment
The University of Glasgow Dental School is currently recruiting patients for free NHS dental treatment by BDS students. Motivated patients in need of routine dentistry, with time to attend appointments, are required. Currently we are looking for patients suitable for routine dental treatment by BDS 3 students. Simple cases requiring caries and periodontal management, extractions,…
Read MoreGP Sub and LDC Elections 2018
GP Sub Committee (and Local Dental Committee) Elections 2018 All dentists with a Greater Glasgow and Clyde list number should now have received nomination papers for the ‘GP Sub-Committee (GPSC or GP Sub) of the Area Dental Committee’ and ‘Local Dental Committee (LDC)’ election. It details those representatives coming to the end of their three-year…
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