Protecting Patients Supporting Dentists Dorset PASS Annual Report 2017/2018 The Dorset PASS Scheme was launched in March 2009 at the Annual General Meeting of the Local Dental Committee (LDC). The PASS Scheme’s main objectives are to identify practitioners who are experiencing work-related issues or whose performance gives cause for concern and to provide skilled support and guidance to help resolve these problems. The Group comprises of three LDC members, a General Dental Practitioner and a lay person. There has been quite a change in the committee’s membership this year with two members retiring and a new member having been recruited. PASS is recognised by both the General Dental Council and the British Dental Association. It is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and all of its members work within a framework of Practice” incorporating the “Code Caldicott Guidelines on Confidentiality. To publicise the Scheme I have presentations to the dental nurses who are currently in training at Bournemouth and Poole College and to dental nurses and hygienists currently being trained in Portsmouth. I have also arranged to visit the Foundation Dentists in Salisbury. I have also become involved with the Performance Advisory Group organised by the Area Team South (Wessex). This has raised the profile of the PASS Scheme further and has resulted in three cases being referred by the Area Team. Mentoring has been provided in the form of support with Performance Development Plans, Reflection letters, record card audits and advice on NHS regulations. The PASS team all underwent a course in mentoring this year. This is the Group’s ninth year in operation, during which it has been involved in six cases. One was a self-referral, two cases were referred by a concerned
Protecting Patients Supporting Dentists Dorset PASS Annual Report 2017/2018 The Dorset PASS Scheme was launched in March 2009 at the Annual General Meeting of the Local Dental Committee (LDC). The PASS Scheme’s main objectives are to identify practitioners who are experiencing work-related issues or whose performance gives cause for concern and to provide skilled support and guidance to help resolve these problems. The Group comprises of three LDC members, a General Dental Practitioner and a lay person. There has been quite a change in the committee’s membership this year with two members retiring and a new member having been recruited. PASS is recognised by both the General Dental Council and the British Dental Association. It is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and all of its members work within a framework “Code of Practice” incorporating the Caldicott Guidelines on Confidentiality. To publicise the Scheme I have presentations to the dental nurses who are currently in training at Bournemouth and Poole College and to dental nurses and hygienists currently being trained in Portsmouth. I have also arranged to visit the Foundation Dentists in Salisbury. I have also become involved with the Performance Advisory Group organised by the Area Team South (Wessex). This has raised the profile of the PASS Scheme further and has resulted in three cases being referred by the Area Team. Mentoring has been provided in the form of support with Performance Development Plans, Reflection letters, record card audits and advice on NHS regulations. The PASS team all underwent a course in mentoring this year. This is the Group’s ninth year in operation, during which it has been involved in six cases. One was a self-referral, two cases were referred by a concerned
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