Dear Levy payer, Following our previous e-mail we would like to update you on some of our work on your behalf over the last few weeks. We have had meetings with Professor Angus Walls (Director of Dentistry Lothian) , Emma O’Keefe (Consultant in Dental Public Health), David Small and Alison McNeillage ( from NHS Lothian) […]
Drugs for the Management of Dental Problems During COVID-19 Pandemic
This supplement to the SDCEP guide on the Management of Acute Dental Problems During COVID-19 Pandemic includes information based on the SDCEP Drug Prescribing for Dentistry guidance. It lists the drug regimens that dentists are most likely to remotely advise or prescribe for their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic to support Advice & Self Help […]
SDCEP Recommendations for the re-opening of dental services: a rapid review of international sources
SDCEP Recommendations for the re-opening of dental services: a rapid review of international sources. (more…)
COVID-19 Update No 9
Please ensure that all relevant staff are aware of the attached (more…)
Pharmacy Opening Hours – May 4th Public Holiday – Amended
Please find attached list of pharmacy opening times for the public holiday on 4/5/20. The opening times for Clarks Pharmacy, Polwarth Pharmacy & Lloyds Linlithgow have been amended from the earlier email and are highlighted in yellow. Pharmacy Holiday Hours 2020 May PH
Alcohol-based hand rubs – risk of fire. Reference: IM/2020/008
Incident Reporting & Investigation Centre. This information message is sent to draw the attention of Equipment Co-ordinators to information which may be relevant to the safety of equipment and facilities in NHS Boards and Local Authorities. Please find the information below. IRIC is drawing attention to an incident in which someone used alcohol-based hand rub […]
Early public holiday in May
You will all be aware of the confusion that abounded with the change of the early public holiday in May from the 4th to the 8th by the UK government and then by NHSL deciding that it would continue with the 4th as a public holiday and the 8th would be a normal working day. […]
Redeployment and Update on Urgent Care provision
Thank you for the fantastic response to the request for volunteers from within the GDS workforce, we have close to 400 dentists and a further 200 or so dental nurses / hygienist/therapist / reception staff who have all generously expressed a desire to “do something”. The burning question of course is what! (more…)
NHS LOTHIAN SAFETY ALERT ACTION NOTICE
IA 257 Using Chlorine Based Cleaning agents on PPE (more…)
LDC and Covid
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 […]