Workplace issues/your health

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Study informs guidance to support NHS staff after the suicide of a colleague

Researchers from the University of Surrey, University of Birmingham, and Keele University gathered evidence and data over the course of two years as...

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Mental health awareness webinar to mark World Suicide Prevention Day

Dental team members are invited to register now with Psynergy Mental Health to attend a free webinar this September, marking World Suicide Prevention...

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Reduce, reuse, recycle

Rebecca Waters outlines how best to help your practice have a positive environmental impact.

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‘Workplace AI revolution isn’t happening yet,’ survey shows

The UK risks a growing divide between organisations who have invested in new, artificial intelligence-enabled digital technologies and those who...

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Frustration over access to dental care fuelling abuse against dental professionals, says survey

In a Dental Protection survey of over 1,300 UK dental professionals, more than half (57 per cent) say they have experienced or witnessed verbal or...

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10 tips for health and safety in the dental practice

Gerard Smithers breaks down how to tackle the potential risks.

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Association launches wellbeing survey

The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) has launched its Wellbeing Survey.

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Peer support service to aid stressed-out professionals

Dental professionals involved in stressful General Dental Council (GDC) investigations are being offered a new peer support service from the Dental...

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Employees delay dental treatment worrying about time off work

Employees are putting up with dental pain and delaying essential dental treatment as they’re worried about taking time off work. According to new...

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2.5 million more people in England projected to be living with major illness by 2040

By 2040 9.1 million people will be living with major illnesses, according to a report published by the Health Foundation.

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Former ministers and UK health experts call for emergency programme for better health

A report led by a cross-party commission of former ministers and health experts has highlighted the current national health crisis, the state of...

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‘The numbers don't add up’: Financial pressure forces dental practice to stop providing NHS care

A West Yorkshire practice has informed patients it will only be providing private care from September. The practice was one of the last providers of...