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Additional Funding; Clinical Waste; Emergency Care Summaries; Vaccinator Programme; LDC Elections COVID FUNDING FOR PRACTICES IN GG&C An underspend was identified in last year’s GDS…

£500 Bonus Payments; Vaccinator Programme; LDC Elections SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT £500 BONUS A PCA was released today detailing the process by which independent contractors (and their employees) should…

LDC Elections; Covid Vaccine 2nd Doses; Quality Improvement LDC (GP Sub) ELECTIONS The annual LDC election process has officially commenced Officially, the election is for seats on the ‘GP Sub…

Level 4 Restrictions; Key Worker Status; Covid Vaccinations; LDC Elections INCREASED LEVEL 4 RESTRICTIONS On 5th January the First Minister increased the level 4 restrictions in an…

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…

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…

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…

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 –…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Phase 3 Implementation; Routine Care; Glasgow Fair Monday PHASE 3 BEGINS On 9th July the CDO confirmed that from Monday 13th July  Phase 3 of the re-mobilisation plan will begin. On the…

Phase 2 Implementation; Urgent Dental Care Definition; SDR Triage Codes; Phase 3 Start Date The 24th June GG&C Chief of Dentistry Update is now available…

CDO Letter; Emergency SDR; Extirpating Molars; NES Returning to Practice FAQs CDO LETTER – PCA(D)(2020)9 On 15th June the CDO sent out a PCA to accompany an emergency…

CDO Letter; Renumbered Phases; UDCC ‘Rejected Referrals’ The LDC summary of the most relevant news affecting GG&C GDPs today is below: CDO LETTER  Today, the…

Reopening Practices; PPE Packages; Emergency Care Summaries; Furlough and SISS Today’s update from the GG&C Chief of Dentistry is available here. The LDC summary of…

Phase 1 Implementation; Phase 2 Planning; Vaccination Volunteers Today’s update from the GG&C Chief of Dentistry is available here. The LDC summary of the most…