COVID-19 Update: What redeployment means if you volunteer
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- Published: Monday, 06 April 2020 17:14
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The BDA has published an NHS information package on redeployment of the clinical dental workforce. The NHS says the dental workforce has a wide range of skills and experience that can be utilised to undertake activities that will help clinical colleagues and the wider workforce. The BDA has also given practical guidance for members only on assessing risk and an uopdate on furloughed workers and NHS payments.
The BDA’s Coronavirus update page[i] is available to all whether or not they are members and is continuously revised.
Redeployment and the clinical dental workforce
The BDA has published the NHS’s comprehensive information package[ii] on redeployment for the clinical dental workforce. The BDA says the ‘new document maps out how the redeployment pathway will work: from registering your expression of interest to how potential roles will be assigned. The document also details remuneration considerations and how induction training will take place, among much else’.
Practical guidance for members only on assessing risk
The BDA’s COVID-19 risk assessment guidance for members (login required) has been updated with additional recommendations on record keeping. It is likely this guidance will change often so please keep an eye on this page for new versions.
Furloughed workers and NHS payments: An update
The BDA has also updated their advice on the Government’s furloughed workers scheme. Their Head of Advice, James Goldman discusses the latest information and what it means for those who wish to furlough workers and still claim NHS payments. For more on this please see our Coronavirus: Financial Impact content.
[i] https://bda.org/advice/Coronavirus/Pages/latest-updates.aspx
[ii] Deploying the clinical dental workforce to support the NHS clinical delivery plan for COVID-19
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