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The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has welcomed the introduction of a change to GDC processes aimed at speeding up the initial inquiries made to assess fitness to practise cases. After a successful pilot, which saw the time taken to assess cases in the scheme average 13 weeks, the GDC has announced it is rolling out the… Read more »

The GDC has published its first report looking at dental professionals who died while undergoing a fitness to practise investigation. It has sadly shown that there were 20 deaths of registrants between 2019 to 2022 of which between one and three were confirmed as by suicide. John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU) welcomed… Read more »
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The powerful home affairs committee rubber stamped Theresa May’s controversial decision to appoint Tom Winsor the chief inspector of constabulary for the police earlier today.

The man chosen by home secretary Theresa May, Tom Winsor, to scrutinise the police force and police reform has promised he will stand up to her while doing his new job, despite the protests of police officers and the Police Federation.
















