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Dear Levy Payer, I hope that you are all keep well and are coping during this unprecedented crisis. We thought it would be useful at this stage of the crisis to send some information out about the local situation. You may have seen this information before, but hopefully this brings it together for you. Attached…

The Commission of Human Medicines (CHM) has been asked to review the safety of ibuprofen in patients with COVID-19. The Commission on Human Medicines’ Expert Working Group on coronavirus (COVID-19) has concluded that there is currently insufficient evidence to establish a link between use of ibuprofen, or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and contracting or…

COVID-19 Scotland financial support schemes 08.04.20 DoD update 9th April 2020 redeployment – Draft PCA(D)(2020)8 – COVID-19 – NHS Funding Support and Other Financial Support – Further Guidance – 9 April 2020 Redeployment questionnaire April 2020

This advice might change as new information becomes available. Please ensure that you are viewing the most recent version of this document by referring to www.sdcep.org.uk.

I’m writing to you to keep you up-to-date with dental care provision over the forthcoming Easter weekend in Lothian during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A set of checklists for practice closure and practice opening for 1 week or longer than 1 week.

This Memorandum provides further information to independent contractors (dentists and dental bodies corporate) on the revised financial support measures being put in place for those practices providing NHS General Dental Services (GDS).

This document covers: Calculation of financial support payment, who the payment applies to and conditions of payment; Submission of claims; Information for contractors who have not been in practice in Scotland over the last 12 months, have moved practices, or in relation to maternity, paternity or sickness absence; Payment of allowances; and Other topics.

Content of this update: SDCEP guidance, Urgent care service, Remote prescribing, Analgesia advice, Antibiotic advice, Supporting the NHS / redeployment, PCA(D)(2020)7), Water safety in your practice, Your safety and wellbeing

Financial Sustainability Measures for Independent Dental Practices, letter from Tom Ferris, Chief Dental Officer