"To record or not to record" (LEED27NOV12)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectMiscellaneous
DescriptionThis session will give a ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of record keeping. There will be a step by step guide as to what should be recorded in clinical dental records with an emphasis as to why record keeping is so important and the consequences of not keeping good records. The session will be interactive – please bring us your record keeping problems.
VenueLecture Theatre - Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds  View details
Date & timeTuesday 27 November 2012, 19:00 to 20:30
LecturerDick Birkin  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£2.50pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£2.50pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£2.50pp discount), or Practice Manager (£2.50pp discount), or Receptionist/Administrator (£2.50pp discount), or Dental Technician, or Dentist

Course styleLecture
CategoryEvening lecture
CateringNo catering
Development outcomeNo development outcome
CPD hours1:30
Cost£2.50 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above)
Aims

To emphasise the importance of good record keeping for patient care and medico-legally

To give a step by step guide to what clinical records should contain

To detail some essential Dos and Don’ts in record keeping

To explain NICE guidelines, how you adhere to them and how PCTs use this to achieve more access

To explain the role of clinical records when a patient complains

To make the dental team aware of how PCTs and government agencies currently monitor GDP quality and performance through clinical records

To  understand how records can demonstrate quality

Objectives

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

  • know what detail should be recorded
  • encourage audit of record keeping
  • improve knowledge of relevant legislation
  • increase the involvement of the dental team in record keeping
  • demonstrate the problems that can occur if good records are not kept
  • improve record keeping

Dick Birkin was originally a general dental practitioner in the North West and was a manager with the Dental Reference Service (NHSBSA Dental Services) for 12 years. Latterly he worked closely with Primary Care Trusts in analysing data (including vital signs and exception reports) to identify outliers. He helped design the DRS record card audit and Clinical Adviser reports. He has given evidence at over a hundred disciplinary hearings including many at the GDC. He has acted as an expert witness for both prosecution and defence at the GDC.

He is Head of Regional Services at the British Dental Association. He has a wealth of experience in legislation and NHS monitoring and lectures widely (BDA Conference 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, NADA conference {three occasions}, BDA sections, Section 63 Deanery courses. He presents on Law and Ethics, Quality and Monitoring, NICE recall guidelines, Record Keeping, Complaints, Fitness to Practice and on the Care Quality Commission. He tries to use humour and interaction to enliven potentially dry subjects