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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

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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

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All Speed Reads are available in the COVID Base on the intranet and the ‘Staff’ section of the NHS Lothian website.

Message sent to senior GPs, clinical mailboxes, practice managers, dental practices, ophthalmic practices and community pharmacies in Lothian. Please ensure that all relevant staff are aware of this message. Dear colleagues, Please see the IPC’s comments with regard to home-made PPE. The Infection prevention and control guidance for pandemic coronavirus is available from the following:…

Due to the current situation regarding the outbreak of COVID-19 in Scotland a decision has been made to bring forward the close date for claim submissions for the March paid April 2020 schedule to Wednesday 1 April 2020 at 5pm. This is to allow our dental payments team crucial time to calculate the payments that…

CORONAVIRUS Do not enter local print For ease of access, please print and leave in staff areas for colleagues. COVID SPEEDREAD 27 MARCH

Dentistry SCS flyer Summary 3 v1

COVID SPEEDREAD 25MARCH (03)  

All Pharmacies March 2020 for Dentistry Optometry DoD COVID-19 update 27th March 2020 remote prescribing infographic

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The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are a new continuous cough and/or a fever/high temperature (37.8C or greater). A new continuous cough is where you: have a new cough that’s lasted for an hour have had 3 or more episodes of coughing in 24 hours are coughing more than usual A high temperature is feeling…

Following my letter of 17 March, describing the new arrangements for dentistry during this COVID-19 outbreak, and guidance on financial support measures, I wanted to provide further clarity about the precise nature of these measures, and specific guidance around the use of aerosol generating procedures (AGPs). Read full CDO Letter COVID-19 Update Position 18 March…