03/02/2026 – Achieve Compliance for Patient Safety with RQIA Update

Course Information

Completion Time: 1 Hour

Venue: Online via zoom

Speakers: Stephen O’Connor – RQIA

Course Description

Achieve Compliance for Patient Safety with RQIA Update

Course Aims

• Understand how to achieve compliance with The Independent Health Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005; the Minimum Standards for Dental Care and Treatment (March 2011) and relevant professional standards.

Course Objectives

• Understand the records to be retained with respect to staff working in the practice. (staff register; recruitment of staff, staff training)
• Understand the systems and processes required with respect to the environment.
• Understand the systems/processes and records to be retained to demonstrate compliance with decontamination of reusable dental instruments.
• Understand the arrangements to be in place to manage a dental medical emergency.
• Understand the arrangements with respect to radiology and radiation safety.
• Understand when a regulation 26 unannounced visit should be undertaken.
• Understand the systems/processes to demonstrate compliance with the management of complaints and incidents.

Course Learning Content

This session will provide an overview of the arrangements/systems and processes that should be in place and evidence required to demonstrate compliance with the regulations, minimum standards and relevant professional standards.

GDC Development Outcomes

• A B

Resources

Dietary Requirements

Please advise the Dental Continuing Education Team dentalcourses.nimdta@hscni.net if you have any dietary requirements.

 

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