The move follows the successful pilot of a revised process for handling fitness to practise concerns raised about dental professionals with no previous allegations of fitness to practise impairments in the previous 12 months.
Launched in September 2023, the main aim of the pilot was to reduce the time taken to investigate single-patient concerns about clinical practice. These were cases where the likelihood of closure at the assessment stage was high. The process change was designed to help ensure investigations were proportionate to the potential risks involved.
The regulator limited the information requested at the initial stages of an investigation to relevant clinical records only during the pilot. The pilot has demonstrated that the approach can significantly reduce the average time it takes to conclude an investigation.
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