DFT Wythenshawe - BDA (NW180503FWP)

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SubjectBDA
DescriptionBDA training on NHS Regulations, GDC FtP Committees, UK policy updates and the benefits of joining your professional association.
Additional information

Speaker: Richard Birkin

VenueCommittee Room, Wythenshawe Hospital Education & Resource Centre, Manchester - Greater Manchester  View details
Date & timeThursday 3 May 2018, 13:30 to 16:00
LecturerMr Richard Birkin  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Foundation Dentist

Development outcomeA, D
Course styleLecture
Core topicGDC Recommended Topic
Catering None
CPD hours3:00
CostNo charge
Aims
  • The NHS Regulations:
  • To understand the key legal terminology (from the “Contracts” (3361) and “Charges” (3477) legislation) and specifically definitions of:

Course of treatment

Mandatory treatment

Splitting

Urgent treatment

The session will feature an interactive discussion investigating the schemes understanding of these words with an open debate on case studies and examples of erroneous claiming including GDC cases.

  • GDC update and FtP Committees
  • To understand the process of a complaint through the GDC’s Fitness to Practice (FtP) committees and to study and discuss examples of FtP cases with a former GDC “Expert witness”.
  • An introduction to the benefits of belonging to the BDA, as a professional body and as a trade union.
Objectives

This talk will discuss:

• Change in dentistry, legislation and regulation, and macro-economic issues in the world at large

• The objectives and design of the current NHS contract prototypes in England (Wales)

• The impact of the demographic regulatory, epidemiological and market changes around their working lives

• The importance of continuous learning and enhanced skills will be emphasised.

FDs will understand the importance of career pathways, workforce changes, skill mix and contractual changes on their lives.

Delegates should understand the impact of macro-economic factors on healthcare policy and the driving forces behind Department of Health/NHS England or the Welsh Government policy-making.

Learning outcomes
  • FDs will understand their responsibility for accurate claiming. They will learn the important definitions within the Regulations and how these are interpreted. They will appreciate the need for accurate and full contemporaneous clinical records.
  • FDs will have a greater knowledge of record keeping, understanding of the importance of FP17 data, recognise the importance of and improve communication skills and finally, avoidance of complaints to the GDC.