Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland Press Release

Fri, 03/14/2025 - 12:15 MDDUS speaks out on Prime Ministers plans to abolish NHS England
Mon, 10/24/2022 - 12:57 The regulator believes this is necessary in order to meet the challenges facing the NHS today.
Fri, 09/09/2022 - 06:09 Call for new patient safety commissioners across UK
Wed, 07/20/2022 - 08:32 Tackling toxic health service cultures at heart of new GMC guidance
Mon, 06/27/2022 - 09:13 ONE in three dentists are struggling to clear the backlog of patients caused by the pandemic, the findings of a new survey reveal.
Mon, 06/27/2022 - 07:48 Dental care professionals urged to check CPD record as deadline looms
Mon, 06/27/2022 - 03:41 NHS good but could be better in shared decision making with patients
Mon, 05/30/2022 - 09:59 NEW research is to be carried out into menopause care as part of plans to update clinical guidelines,
Mon, 05/30/2022 - 09:43 THE first three months of 2022 saw 17,477 operations cancelled in England amidst high rates of infection from the omicron variant of Covid-19.
Mon, 05/30/2022 - 07:59 AN updated guideline on emergency treatment of patients with eating disorders has been published by The Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Thu, 05/12/2022 - 11:46 Survey reveals "deepening crisis" in access to NHS dental care in England
Wed, 04/27/2022 - 07:56 Emergency GMC registration for pandemic response to end in September
Thu, 04/07/2022 - 06:08 Medscape UK doctors misbehaving report 2022
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 11:51 Updated dental guidance on anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs
Tue, 03/15/2022 - 15:14 Call for eight-week delay in giving patients online records access
Wed, 02/23/2022 - 11:20 Cancer report shows increased five-year survival in children
Wed, 02/23/2022 - 09:45 Surgical teams in England will struggle to meet new targets
Tue, 02/15/2022 - 03:56 Pre-op surgical care to help reduce cancelled operations
Tue, 02/08/2022 - 19:16 Call to end unnecessary delay in registering overseas dentists
Mon, 02/07/2022 - 20:22 Significant drop in uptake of MMR
Thu, 02/03/2022 - 09:00 THERE is wide variation in the way dental teams in Scotland are coping with the pressures of the pandemic, new research has shown.
Wed, 02/02/2022 - 20:14 Wide variation in pandemic impact on dental teams
Tue, 02/01/2022 - 19:45 U-turn on mandatory vaccine for healthcare staff
Fri, 01/28/2022 - 02:10 Survey suggests quarter of dental nurses unvaccinated
Fri, 01/28/2022 - 01:16 Funding boost for dental appointments
Fri, 01/21/2022 - 06:06 Urgent legal change needed to boost non-UK dentist registration
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Wed, 01/19/2022 - 00:50 GMC decision makers to take account of pandemic pressures
Sun, 01/16/2022 - 00:11 Hospital bed shortages reflect "deepening social care crisis"
Wed, 01/12/2022 - 04:59 Dementia cases set to triple worldwide by 2050
Tue, 12/21/2021 - 13:08 Survey finds mostly positive experience of children in hospital
Tue, 12/21/2021 - 12:21 A STUDY published in BMJ Open has found that frequent attenders now make up around 40 per cent of GP consultations in England.
Tue, 12/21/2021 - 06:44 Emergency departments face deepening crisis
Tue, 12/21/2021 - 06:22 Record weekend for Covid-19 vaccinations
Tue, 12/21/2021 - 04:30 Frequent attenders account for four in 10 GP consultations
Tue, 12/21/2021 - 00:24 Frequent attenders were found to visit their GP five times as often as other patients on a general practice list.
Thu, 12/16/2021 - 14:30 Government accepts majority of Paterson reports recommendations
Mon, 12/06/2021 - 05:15 Estimated 1.3 million in UK with long Covid
Tue, 11/30/2021 - 16:47 NICE guideline offers menu of treatment options for depression
Mon, 11/29/2021 - 12:39 OVER half of dental professionals and other stakeholders expressed negative perceptions of the General Dental Council (GDC) in research commissioned by the regulator.
Mon, 11/29/2021 - 06:59 OVER half of dental professionals and other stakeholders expressed negative perceptions of the General Dental Council (GDC), according research commissioned by the regulator.
Thu, 10/28/2021 - 09:31 A NEW information standard for medication message content will reduce errors and improve patient safety, says NHS Digital.
Thu, 10/28/2021 - 05:21 A NEW information standard for medication message content will reduce medication errors and improve patient safety in England, says NHS Digital.
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 12:21 RCGP concern over focus on access in blueprint for general practice in England
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 12:09 Dissatisfaction and burnout common reasons for leaving medical practice
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 11:38 Urgent need to improve maternity care for minority ethnic patients
Thu, 09/30/2021 - 01:37 Bleak figures highlight access gap in NHS dentistry
Wed, 09/29/2021 - 17:34 Greater flexibility for dentists with additional development needs
Wed, 09/08/2021 - 11:24 THE UK Government will launch a public consultation on whether or not to make Covid-19 and flu vaccination a condition of deployment in healthcare settings in England.
Mon, 08/30/2021 - 10:06 "Millions are still missing out on dental care, and patients will be paying the price for years to come.
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Thu, 08/26/2021 - 08:28 GPs in England are being urged to delay non-urgent blood tests in response to a global shortage of collection tubes.
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Fri, 07/16/2021 - 13:17 A "LANDMARK" report highlights understaffing and a persistent "culture of blame" in maternity services in England.
Fri, 07/02/2021 - 05:02 "However, we've also found that the risk of a death involving Covid-19 is much lower among people who are fully vaccinated than those who are unvaccinated."
Thu, 07/01/2021 - 07:39 THE Faculty of General Dental Practice UK has celebrated a landmark moment as it officially joined the new College of General Dentistry (CGD).
Tue, 05/25/2021 - 05:19 A NEW strategy has been launched to end the disadvantage and discrimination faced by ethnic minority doctors throughout their careers.
Fri, 04/23/2021 - 10:11 Impact of Covid-19 must be factored into regulators' decision-making
Mon, 04/05/2021 - 01:08 UPDATED General Medical Council (GMC) guidance on remote prescribing will take effect on 5 April.
Tue, 03/30/2021 - 22:18 MDDUS reacts to new consultation on regulation of healthcare professionals
Tue, 03/30/2021 - 00:17 Updated guidance on remote prescribing takes effect
Tue, 02/23/2021 - 17:26 Updated guidance to help doctors prescribe remotely
Wed, 02/03/2021 - 08:29 FIVE out of 10 family doctors say they are tempted to quit general practice due to the impact of working during the pandemic, according to a new survey by MDDUS.
Mon, 11/30/2020 - 18:59 MORE than 80 per cent of GPs have struggled to provide a patient with a sufficient level of care in 2020, according to new figures from the General Medical Council.
Fri, 05/15/2020 - 09:05 HOSPITAL admissions directly attributable to obesity rose by 4 per cent in England over 2018/19, according to statics published by NHS Digital.
Wed, 05/13/2020 - 13:02 Dentistry ranks high among occupations with potential for exposure to coronavirus
Thu, 04/30/2020 - 04:16 THE Government has announced that its formal written response to the Paterson Inquiry will be delayed due to diverted resources in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.
Wed, 04/29/2020 - 02:59 A GOVERNMENT review into the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on BAME communities must be informed by real-time data collection, says the BMA.
Wed, 04/15/2020 - 06:51 THE GMC has released a statement urging doctors to follow NICE guidance on the use of an opioid-benzodiazepine combination for patients with coronavirus who are suffering moderate to severe breathlessness.
Tue, 04/14/2020 - 08:57 NEW guidance on ethical decision-making in the management of COVID-19 has been published by the office of the CMO in Scotland.
Tue, 04/14/2020 - 08:22 A HOTLINE has been launched offering psychological and other support for NHS staff dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
Tue, 03/31/2020 - 10:24 A NEW blood test has the potential to detect more than 50 types of cancer as well as their location within the body, says researchers.
Tue, 03/31/2020 - 03:17 THE preventative HIV treatment PrEP is to be rolled out across England thanks to a 16 million funding boost.
Mon, 03/30/2020 - 10:32 SUBSCRIPTION rates for dentists have been cut by as much as 75 per cent by MDDUS as clinicians are forced to down tools in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Mon, 03/30/2020 - 10:22 PHARMACISTS in Scotland have been granted access to key patient information contained in the emergency care summary (ECS).
Fri, 02/28/2020 - 05:00 THE FGDP(UK) has confirmed that wrong site intra-oral block has now been removed from NHS Englands list of 'never events'.
Wed, 02/26/2020 - 09:03 COMPANIES offering so-called do-it-yourself braces over the internet have been warned by the General Dental Council that they could face prosecution for illegal practice.
Wed, 02/26/2020 - 08:41 A SURVEY carried out by The Royal College of GPs shows growing support for assisted dying among GPs.
Mon, 02/24/2020 - 11:12 ILLEGAL teeth whitening is running rampant across the UK and the public must be alert to the risks.
Mon, 02/24/2020 - 09:19 MUMPS cases have risen to the highest level in a decade according to data published by Public Health England (PHE).
Mon, 02/24/2020 - 09:09 HOSPITALS in England will be able to digitally refer newly discharged patients to community pharmacists for extra guidance around new prescribed medicines.
Thu, 02/20/2020 - 09:12 MORE than a quarter of NHS workers in England have been harassed, bullied or abused by patients and members of the public, new figures show.
Wed, 02/12/2020 - 07:50 The BMA has launched a survey among members to re-examine its stance on assisted dying.
Wed, 02/12/2020 - 07:15 EMERGENCY Departments across Scotland clocked the worst monthly four-hour performance on record in December 2019, according to figures released by Scottish Government.
Wed, 02/12/2020 - 07:05 REPORTING adverse drug reactions via the Yellow Card Scheme has been made easier thanks to a technology update.
Wed, 01/29/2020 - 10:23 MDDUS CEO Chris Kenny has challenged the Government to stop "tiptoeing around reform" and overhaul the way personal injury compensation is awarded in England and Wales.
Wed, 01/29/2020 - 10:14 A CONTINUED focus on "upstream regulation" is among key themes in a Costed Corporate Plan 2020 recently published by the GDC.
Wed, 01/29/2020 - 09:16 A MAJOR campaign has been launched to tackle the climate health emergency by pushing for a greener NHS.
Wed, 01/29/2020 - 07:57 A MAJOR campaign has been launched to tackle the climate "health emergency" by pushing for a greener NHS.
Wed, 01/22/2020 - 10:20 DENTISTS who have been reported to the General Dental Council can apply for more time to prepare their comments under a new pilot scheme.
Tue, 01/21/2020 - 11:04 HOSPITAL doctors are being put off using time-saving technology such as video consultations due to poor IT support.
Mon, 01/20/2020 - 09:05 ANALYSIS by Healthwatch has shown that only 12 per cent of hospitals trusts demonstrate compliance with statutory regulations when it comes to reporting on patient complaints.
Mon, 01/20/2020 - 08:46 ONE in six women experience long-term post-traumatic stress following miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.
Mon, 01/13/2020 - 07:48 GENERAL practice is "running on empty" with ever increasing patient demand and falling GP numbers, says the RCGP in setting out a new Workforce Roadmap.
Fri, 01/10/2020 - 13:22 DECEMBER 2019 saw the worst performance on record for A&E waiting times in England with 79.8 per cent of patients cared for within the target four hours.
Thu, 12/19/2019 - 04:01 PROPER engagement with the fitness to practise process is a crucial factor in outcome for doctors facing MPTS hearings, according to research conducted by the GMC.
Thu, 12/19/2019 - 02:44 DENTISTS are being urged to participate in a new survey of antibiotic prescribing in dentistry.
Wed, 12/18/2019 - 12:09 DOCTORS are increasingly cutting back on clinical hours to reduce stress, new figures from the General Medical Council show.
Mon, 12/16/2019 - 13:07 CARING for people in A&E corridors cannot be allowed to continue as new figures show a direct link between overcrowding and patient harm.
Thu, 12/12/2019 - 06:22 A QUARTER of all cancer patients in England have experienced avoidable delays in their diagnosis, according to a study conducted by Cancer Research UK.