Agilio News

Read the latest news and information across the Agilio Software Group.

9 Sep

The Updated DSP Toolkit for NHS and Private Practices

Following the first year of the Data Security and Protection (DSP) Toolkit Standard, some updates have been made based on lessons learned and user feedback. This means that as of 21 June 2019 there is a significantly updated DSP Toolkit. So, what do you have to do? According to the NHS, ‘Where evidence items are […]

28 May

Is your Dental Practice GDPR ready?

Simplifying dental compliance the Agilio way. The Agilio iComply solution brings together the requirements of the Data Protection Act, the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Security and Protection toolkit. GDPR is now a legal requirement – do you comply? THE ICOMPLY APPLICATION LEADS YOU STEP BY STEP. The GDPR General Data Protection Regulation […]

10 Jan

Changes to Radiation Protection Legislation

We’ve received a number of enquiries about the changes to the Radiation Protection Legislation, so we thought it would be helpful to provide some clarification. The IRR2017 regulations will replace IRR99, and the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2018 (IRMER18) will replace IRMER 2000 and its later amendments. Action to take nowThe most significant change, […]

25 Apr

Dental quality and outcomes framework (DQOF): 2016 to 2017

The Department of Health has published details of the DQOF indicators to be used to measure performance of the existing pilots and new dental contract prototypes in 2016 to 2017. The 2016-17 DQOF points allocations to different domains are as follows: Access the document here

18 Mar

NHS patient dental charges in England to rise

Regulations have been laid before Parliament to uplift dental charges in England from 1 April 2016 by 5% and by a similar percentage next year. Current From 1/4/2016 From 1/4/2017 Band 1 £18.90 £19.70 £20.60 Band 2 £51.30 £53.90 £56.30 Band 3 £222.50 £233.70 £244.30 In written statement to Parliament, Alistair Burt, minister of state […]

8 Oct

Do DBS (CRB) checks expire, and how often do they need reviewing?

Check out our updated article on DBS checks for more information. A Disclosure and Barring Service or DBS check (also called disclosure) has no official expiry date. Any information included is accurate at the time the check was carried out. Whether or not to carry out a subsequent check is up to the practice owner/employer. […]