Freedom to speak up in Primary Care – Guidance to primary care providers on supporting ‘whistleblowing’ in the NHS. Resources from the recent Webinar have now been added to the “Resources” section of this website. Click here to view and download.
Author Archives: Web Admin
Dental check-ups and treatments involve close contact between the dentist and patient and so should not take place if they are not urgent. Also, dentists and their teams have to avoid, wherever possible, using tools like drills and the ones used for scales and polishes. This is to prevent them from catching the virus from […]
Dental check-ups and treatments involve close contact between the dentist and patient and so should not take place if they are not urgent. Also, dentists and their teams have to avoid, wherever possible, using tools like drills and the ones used for scales and polishes. This is to prevent them from catching the virus from […]
The CDO ‘preparedness letter’ was issued on 20th March. Although this recommends reducing the number of routine check-ups by cancelling patients from vulnerable groups and establishing local arrangements to consolidate, where necessary, the provision of any essential, routine NHS work that cannot be delayed and urgent dental problems it fails to address the issue of practices providing routine treatment to […]
The coronavirus crisis is affecting dental practices across the UK. Leicestershire LDC would like to assure the public and dental professionals that we are working with NHS England, Public Health England and the British Dental Association to maintain continuity of service in a safe environment for the benefit of all concerned. Practices should remain open […]
Local Dental Committee Elections 2019 As 12 nominations were received to fill the 6 LDC positions that will become vacant in September, it is necessary to hold an election. Ballot papers should have been received by your practice in the first week of July. If you haven’t received a Ballot Paper, please check with your […]
The current terms of office of six members of your Local Dental Committee will end this year It is therefore necessary to invite nominations of suitably-eligible performers to fill the vacancies Nominations will be invited in May. If necessary, an election will be held in July and newly-elected members will take up membership in September. […]
Following the recent LDC event please feel free to download the presentation slides below
We are happy to announce the launch of our new website. We are still working on some areas but hope the improvements we have made will benefit our members.