No record is no defence (CPD-SHEF16MAR16)

Availability

Course has taken place

Subject

Medico-legal / ethics

Description

A presentation designed to motivate dental teams to improved record keeping, plus NHS case studies of those who fell foul of the GDC.

Venue

Lecture Theatre, Sheffield School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffield

Date & time

Wednesday 16 March 2016, 19:00 to 21:00

Lecturer

Dick Birkin

Target audience

Recommended to all

Course style

Lecture

Category

Evening lecture

Catering

No catering

Development outcome

No development outcome

CPD hours

2:00

Cost

No charge

Aims

To emphasise the importance of good record keeping to improve patient care
To emphasise the importance of good record keeping to provide a medico-legal defence
To emphasise the importance of good record keeping to demonstrate the probity of your NHS claims
To demonstrate how records are used as evidence in GDC (NHS) hearings
To demonstrate how the GDC uses record keeping to assess Fitness to Practice
To examine a series of GDC Fitness to Practice cases
To demonstrate how GDP’s quality and performance are monitored through clinical records
To give a step by step guide to what clinical records should contain

Objectives

To motivate dental teams to improve record keeping
To demonstrate the problems that can occur if good records are not kept
To know what details and occurrences should be recorded To encourage audit of record keeping To improve knowledge of relevant legislation
To increase the involvement of the dental team in record keeping