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DDU highlights challenges in proposed changes to registration of overseas-qualified dentists

Responding to recently announced proposals by the Department of Health and Social Care on provisional registration for overseas-qualified dentists, John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), said: “It’s important that the GDC makes the process of registration for colleagues who qualified overseas as smooth as possible while discharging its key duty, that of ensuring patient… Read more »

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MDU advises doctors not to ignore inappropriate patient behaviour

Doctors are being reminded to get help if a patient makes an inappropriate advance, now that new guidance by the regulator places more emphasis on reporting unacceptable sexual behaviour in the workplace. In a recent MDU survey on receiving gifts from patients around 15% of the 411 MDU members who responded had concerns about the reason for… Read more »

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Better parenting holds the key, Frank Field believes
Frank Field blames the parents

By Alex Stevenson Steps to improve Britain’s parenting skills will help improve the life chances of those not yet at school, an independent report by Frank Field has found. New Labour’s first welfare minister concluded that the key to improving children’s life chances lies in their parents being better at raising them. His report proposes… Read more »

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The week in Westminster: December 6th - 10th
The week in Westminster: December 6th – 10th

The tuition fees vote on Thursday is set to provide the big climax for this week in parliament. Without any legislation under which a vote would be held, leader of the Commons Sir George Young has simply inserted a motion pushing through the changes at the end of the parliamentary week. The Lords have a… Read more »