Dear Member,
This edition of the news & views is packed full of information and updates, so grab yourself a cup of tea and make yourself comfortable as we share everything happening at Head Office with you.
EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATES:
In April a number of employment law updates took place, including statutory pay increases, gender pay gap reporting deadlines and changes to the right to work checks. We recommend all members stay up to date and make the necessary amendments to remain compliant.
X-RAY CASE STUDIES REMINDER:
In the formulation of the guidelines for diagnostic imaging published by the GCC on the 2nd March concerns were raised by the UCA and our membership that the use of imaging was being limited particularly to “Red Flags” and that important information that may impact on care and patient safety may be missed. We supplied in our submission for the November 2021 consultation examples of such findings that were detected when X-rays were requested for reasons beyond just “Red Flags”. We realised that whilst members commented that in many instances X-Rays had proved useful in giving added relevant information that there is scope to have better reporting of such cases. We thought that for the benefit and education of the profession and other professions that we collaborate with, improving the evidence base of such examples would be helpful in the contemporary use of diagnostic imaging by Chiropractors. If you have your own X-ray installation or refer for imaging and have cases where findings were detected that positively impacted on how you cared for or could have impacted on patient safety, then we invite you to submit them to the UCA.
It will not take long, and we have included a standardised template and consent form to make it time efficient for you. All patient data would need to be anonymised and patient consent gained in advance of usage. The case study can be brief, and we encourage you to include presenting complaints, any significant exam findings as well include x-ray images with all personal identifying data removed from the patient data. The UCA with your permission may share some of these case studies with the membership through our various publications. Please email head office at contact@unitedchiropractic.org if you need any support in this matter.
Documents to download:
X-RAY RESEARCH:
Chiropractor, Mark Spriggs has kindly shared his latest research that has been published with the Journal of Contemporary Chiropractic for our members to read.
Please follow the link below for your free downloadable copy of "How frequently do lateral cervical spine radiographs alter treatment options in chiropractic practice?":
COVID REMINDER:
Please note that the UKHSA's IPC guidance has not yet relaxed. Within the guidance it states that they anticipate the guidance for universal face covering/ masks to be "in place until at least May 2022". We are continuing to monitor for updates and will keep our members aware of any changes once reviewed.
MEMBER BENEFIT UPDATE:
Following the last news & views we have been made aware the VivoBarefoot practitioner code has been updated, for any future purchases please use the following code 'AJSUM22VIVO30' at checkout for 30% discount.
Yours in Health,
UCA Head Office Team
