Agilio Articles

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21 Apr

5 Reasons Your Practice Cannot Afford to Ignore Website Accessibility

Accessibility is an incredibly important element of your website, especially as a medical practice. Not only do you want to ensure that your website is compliant with government regulations providing equal accessibility to all individuals, you do not want to limit your patients. Consider these reasons why it’s important to make your website more accessible. […]

22 Jan

How to Prepare for a CQC Inspection

Alex O’Neill, Head of Compliance for dental practices, offers some vital insight into CQC inspections After almost five years of the new inspection, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has settled into a standard format, giving us plenty of useful insight into how CQC inspections are carried out, what areas are consistently being looked at, and […]

26 Jun

Personal Development Plans – Have You Done Yours?

The importance of Personal Development Plans When ECPD came in last year, all dentists had to have their Personal Development Plans (PDP) completed and on file by 1 January 2018, all other registrants had to complete theirs by 1 August 2018. The purpose of a Personal Development Plan is for dental registrants to sit down […]

1 Apr

Buying or selling a Practice – TUPE obligations

If you are in the process of buying or selling your dental practice, then it is likely that you will have legal obligations under TUPE. The CODE Total HR team have come across many situations where practice owners were not aware of this complex area of law and have found themselves falling foul of a […]

1 Apr

NHS Orthodontic Contracts – TUPE Know The Risks

NHS England have recently carried out a procurement process in the South of England to award new contracts to provide orthodontic services from 1st April 2019. The CODE Total HR team have been supporting a number of orthodontic practice members going through the tender process and having to deal with the complexities of “Transfer of Undertakings […]

29 Mar

Statutory Pay Rates Rising – April 2019

Within the Code Total HR team, we keep abreast of any important changes in order to keep you informed and up to date. Here is a brief overview of what you need to know in order to effectively plan your annual budgets and update your employment documents. In the new financial year, with effect from […]