NOTICE BOARD
Leading through uncertainty MDDUS training and consultancy is
pleased to announce that its redesigned five-day leadership programme for doctors ‘Leading through Uncertainty’ has proved very popular with members – both GPs and hospital doctors. Having released further dates for January these filled up immediately but we are planning to release further dates soon both in Glasgow and London. Delegates who attended in December
found the programme to be “inspiring”, “positive” and “enjoyable” and valued the opportunity to share five days in an “informal, friendly and supportive atmosphere” with a range of experienced doctors from a wide variety of backgrounds. Delegates commented that the group interaction “helped to focus on putting the theories into practice” and that the course provided “the tools to review actions and gain new insight”. The programme is accredited for CPD
by both the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Scotland. If you are interested in finding out more about the programme or would like to book a place, please do not hesitate to contact us at
trainingandconsultancy@mddus.com
Dentistry Scotland Awards 2011
Clarity on medical services for overseas visitors UNCERTAINTY over qualifying criteria for overseas visitors seeking
access to NHS services is a common issue among GP practices according to NHSScotland Counter Fraud Services (CFS). The CFS is a division of NHS National Services Scotland and works with
all of Scotland’s health boards to raise awareness of, deter and investigate fraud within the health service in Scotland. As part of this remit the organisation delivers fraud awareness presentations to practices in protected learning time events and one of the most frequently asked questions at these sessions is around the subject of overseas visitors and the qualifying criteria that allows them to access NHS services. Whilst this area of work is not the responsibility of CFS, unless a fraud
is suspected, the team appreciate the concerns of practices and aim to provide as much information as possible to facilitate an understanding of this complicated subject. If you are unsure as to the eligibility of an overseas visitor registering at your practice you can contact the primary care lead within your health board area, who will tell you the name of a designated single point of contact (SPOC) within the board. You can also contact NHS Inform on 0800 22 44 88. Other useful links include:
www.cfs.scot.nhs.uk www.hris.org.uk/patient-information
www.tinyurl.com/govt01 www.tinyurl.com/govt02
Awards. MDDUS was a sponsor of the 2011 awards held at The Gleneagles Hotel on 25 November. Chairman of the judging panel and MDDUS non-executive director, Robert Donald, co-hosted the event along with the managing editor of Dentistry Scotland,Heather Podbury. Robert said it had “been uplifting to review such a stunning array of high quality entries, which provide both inspiration and encouragement to our colleagues.”
Keynote speaker takes PM conference into orbit
MDDUS Head of Dental Division Aubrey Craig (left) congratulates Yann Maidment, principal dentist at Stafford Street Dental Care – winner of the award for Best Patient Care at the Dentistry Scotland
WHAT DOES your average medical or dental practice share with NASA? Quite a bit when it comes to being a “safety critical organisation”. This is the theme of the keynote address
to be given by Stephen Carver of the Cranfield School of Management at the 2012 MDDUS Practice Managers’
Conference being held on 1-2 March 2012 at the Fairmont St Andrews. The full conference programme is now
available and includes workshops on understanding your team and yourself using the DISC behavioural awareness tool, assertiveness skills, risk management at the primary-secondary care interface, dealing with bullying and harassment, changing employment contracts, handling media inquires and much more. Bookings are now rolling in so to register
your interest or to find out more go to our website or contact Karen Walsh at
kwalsh@mddus.comor on 0845 270 2034.
221 6072 or email
mentorship@rcps.ac.uk l MDDUS OFFICE EXPANSION Work is now underway on the expansion of the MDDUS offices in Glasgow into adjoining premises at 167 Bath Street. The expansion will
WINTER 2012
provide much needed additional meeting and office space along with a dedicated training suite. Work is expected to be completed
by May 2012. l FYi WINS DESIGN AWARD MDDUS is pleased to report that
our magazine for foundation year doctors and final year medical students has won a gong for ‘Best Magazine Design: Business & Professional’ at the 2011 Professional Publishers Association (PPA) Scotland Awards. Congratulations
to the firm CMYK – who design all our magazines.
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