Last minute plea by GDC to BDA legal challenge

Last minute plea by GDC to BDA legal challenge

The General Dental Council (GDC) has requested a last minute extension to respond to a legal challenge set by the British Dental Association. 

The BDA had spelt out its intention to pursue judicial review over the GDC’s botched handling of the consultation on the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) increase.[1] Lawyers working for the Association had set 4:00 PM today as a deadline to either shut down the consultation – or provide documentary evidence of the policy and the evidence on which the proposed 64% fee hike was based.

With just 2 hours left until that deadline the GDC formally requested an extension until next Tuesday afternoon. 

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LDCs reissue open letter to GDC

LDCs reissue open letter to GDC

A total of 72 LDCs across England and Wales have written an open letter to GDC chair, William Moyes.  They say in conclusion: “We believe currently the GDC does not understand the very profession it regulates. We, as a large group of LDCs, ask that the GDC addresses the current situation. We call for an independent, full and public review of the GDC, examining its recent conduct and the efficiency of its functions.”

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BDA wants urgent progress with contract reform.

BDA calls for action on new contract

The BDA has called on the Department of Health to press ahead with reform of the dental contract as a matter of urgency. John Milne, Chair of GDPC said:  “Although we welcome the government’s willingness to engage on contact reform, we are still languishing under a flawed and target-driven system, where patients with the highest need are often the least welcome.We now have an opportunity to make a lasting investment in the future of oral health, but the Department of Health now needs to meet with words with action.”

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CQC admits to failed recruitment processes

CQC admits to failed recruitment processes

The Care Quality Commission has admitted that scores of its inspectors were appointed despite falling short of its own recruitment standards, creating the risk that its regulatory judgments could be “impaired”, reports the Health Service Journal. Details of the CQC’s “significantly flawed” recruitment process, which ran from January to December 2012, were laid out in an internal report, presented to its audit committee in March.

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