The safe delivery of medical and dental care to the UK population relies on effective teamworking with leaders delegating tasks to qualified and competent colleagues with a range of professional registrations. In both medicine and dentistry, a number of registrant groups can practice autonomously within a defined Scope of Practice (SoP). Why is it so hard to sort out an SoP for new registrant groups or to revise existing SoP guidance?

In all the excitement surrounding the General Election and the arrival of a new government the GDC has been busy. It has slipped out several items on its website including its 2023 Annual Report and Accounts.   It has published new guidance papers and launched consultations as well as approving a new BDS course for international graduates.

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