We have compiled a list of useful industry news, events and articles for your team.
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20 Aug 2024
This article considers the potential benefits of celebrating the differences between the members of the team
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01 May 2023
A Day in the life of a care coordinator
What does a Treatment Coordinator do daily? The truth of the matter is that not every day is the same. Not every practice works in the same way. A Treatment coordinators main objective is to:
“Enable patient uptake of treatment plans through holding non-clinical consultations, following up patient enquiries, and performing effective reception duties”
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16 Jan 2023
Glenys Bridges Pathways - Newsletter Jan 2023 - Compliance Guidance & News
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07 Sep 2022
LEGAL UPDATE - Man who refused to follow employer's policy of using preferred gender pronouns was not discriminated against, rules tribunal
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16 May 2022
Beware of Ransomware - Guidance issued by the Information Commissioner (ICC)and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
Pregnancy discrimination: employee awarded £19k in tribunal claim win
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17 Feb 2022
February 2022 Newsletter
This bulletin includes important updates in the laws and regulations that might affect your business and includes recommendations to help you stay compliant. Read on to ensure your business is operating safely within the law.
• COVID-19 round-up: sick-pay changes and new tribunal rulings
• What's in store from upcoming law
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10 Jan 2022
This bulletin includes important updates in the laws and regulations that might affect your practice and includes recommendations to help you stay compliant. Read on to ensure your practice is operating safely within the law or log in to Legal Manager.
• Menopause in the workplace
• Are you paying the Minimum Wage?
• 'Trivial' data breach claim fails in court
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22 Nov 2021
YOUR HEALTH: Do you know enough about Magnesium?
We understand the role of diet in good health. We understand the role of nutrients such as iron, vitamin C, and omega-3 – and plan a balanced diet. However, one key mineral that’s often overlooked is magnesium. So what exactly is magnesium? Why is it so important, and how can we make sure we’re getting enough?......
COVID-19: Government announces plan to resolve commercial rent debts
The UK government has issued a new Code of Practice for dealing with commercial rent debt built up over the pandemic. A new bill also proposes extra interim restrictions and binding arbitration.
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04 Oct 2021
Legal and general updates for the entire dental team PLUS Dental Courses which add to your ANNUAL eCPD requirements from just £5 month OR £29 year!!
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04 Oct 2021
Legal and general updates for the entire dental team PLUS Dental Courses which add to your ANNUAL eCPD requirements from just £5 month OR £29 year!!
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13 Sep 2021
This bulletin includes important legal updates in respect of :
• Changes to Self isolation rules: employers take note
• Government plans changes to workplace sexual harassment laws
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13 Sep 2021
Changes to Self-isolation rules: employers take note
Self-isolation rules were relaxed this August. While this is welcome if you're experiencing isolation-related staff disruption, it potentially raises workplace health and safety issues that you cannot be ignored.
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09 Aug 2021
This bulletin includes important legal updates in respect of :
• Getting staff back to the workplace
• Right to work checks: government updates guidance on EEA citizens employed before 1 July
• Data protection: temporary EU/UK agreement extended
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07 Jun 2021
COVID-19 workplace testing: what you need to know
COVID-19 round-up: right-to-work checks; shielders can still be furloughed
New Debt Respite Scheme comes into force
NEWS - Employee who stopped work over COVID-19 concerns was fairly dismissed rules tribunal
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10 May 2021
1 - New Health and Safety Protection for Workers
2 - COVID-19 round-up: April extensions and expiries
3 - Correction: new minimum pay rates from April
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10 May 2021
Receiving and resolving patient's complaints is never a welcome addition to a busy work schedule. In general, the place of a business in its consumers' affections will be the product of its attitude and response when things go wrong and a patient complains.
Few of the complaints received by dental businesses are clinical. Common themes for dental complaints are interpersonal relationships and a lack of information; as a result, the patient feels that: ............
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13 Apr 2021
April 2021 will bring new employment information
Please read through and let us know if you need any further guidance
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05 Mar 2021
Pandemic perspectives: Is lockdown producing a 'Tsunami' of eating disorders?
It started with being worried that lockdown meant I wouldn’t be able to get my steps in. Plus, with the supermarket shelves barren and the restaurants shut, it seemed to make sense to slim down my portions and save what I could. It always starts so benign, so reasonable that the descent slips upon me silently, an unholy thief in the night. Now, as the dark evenings stretch on, unfilled, the terror of what still lies within me, the impulses I thought I was free from, creeps up with the same stealth.
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05 Mar 2021
COVID-19: Vaccination and the workplace
The vaccination programme is gathering pace. With a recent survey suggesting that 23% of employers plan to require their staff to be vaccinated, and talk in the press of 'no jab, no job' work contracts, what exactly are you allowed to do when it comes to managing vaccination-related workplace issues and risks?
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09 Feb 2021
Brexit: new rules in force
Following the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December, new rules are now in force. The UK government has published resources to help businesses understand what has changed.
COVID-19 round-up: furloughing parents and shielders;
Parents and carers can be furloughed: Guidance on the furlough scheme has been updated again. Generally, you can only claim from the scheme if your business is facing reduced demand or has been forced to close due to coronavirus restrictions.
No appeal from government over High Court health and safety ruling:
The government lost a High Court judicial review over its failure to extend employee health and safety protections to those with 'worker' status. We now know that the government won't appeal the decision, meaning that it must amend UK legislation to protect workers as well as employees.
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15 Sep 2020
Welcome to Edition ELEVEN of our newsletter in which we discuss:
Redundancy, what options do you have?
Soul Intact - It is time 'Reframe it'.
Explore our new First Steps development opportunity for dental nurses
Introducing our COVID safe version of Lunch and Learn
See what one of our students have to say about our course
Updates from the regulatory organisations
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14 Aug 2020
Edition TEN of our newsletter offers news and views for dental professionals including:
The New Normal - Preparing to Move the Practice Forward
Find ways to stay in control and letting go of worry and anxiety
Explore our new First Steps development opportunity for dental nurses
Introducing our COVID safe version of Lunch and Learn
See what one of our students have to say about our course
Hear what the GDC have to say about COVID-19 safe practice
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10 Jul 2020
Welcome to Edition nine of our newsletter in which we:
• Review COVID return to work considerations
• Find ways to stay in control of our emotions when under pressure
• Explore our new First Steps development opportunity for dental nurses
• See what our students have to day about our course
• Hear what the GDC have to say about dealing COVID-19
• Offer a guide to official pandemic support available
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12 Jun 2020
The June Newsletter looks at marketing ideas to welcome patients back to the practice, along with our usual mindfulness feature and a look at our new range of instant eCPD courses
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15 May 2020
Our seventh monthly Newsletter includes our regular articles, plus featured information about getting back to work, We offer COVID-19 guidance and in the mind and body section - Listing to your feelings. In the courses section, we introduce our exciting new range of extended duties courses for dental nurses.
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17 Apr 2020
Our sixth monthly Newsletter welcomes all subscribers with interest in either practice management or personal and professional development. This month the publication includes our regular articles, plus featured information about accessing Coronavirus financial support resources, ways to distress, and our extensive information section.
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14 Feb 2020
This is our fourth edition of our Newsletter and we would love to hear your thoughts and ideas about how we can keep improving this publication. We have decided to offer our members more than a professional and personal development resource, we want to blend in a little humour and the opportunity for you to interact with us by requesting the topics you want to read about. This is just as much your newsletter as it is ours. We hope you enjoy reading it…
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16 Jan 2020
Since November 2019 we have produced a monthly Newsletter and we welcome all subscribers with an interest in either practice management or personal and professional development.
Our publication offers readers more than a professional and personal development resource, we blend in a little humour and opportunities to interact with us by requesting the topics you want to read about.