Our unique CGMS kit offers:
An easy to follow step-by-step solution with jargon free documentation. The kit includes all forms, manuals and checklists leading to compliance with the relevant regulations and legislation. The kit has been designed for adaptability to your practice with minimal customisation
The 24 steps over a year consist of:
- - Nine practice meetings
- - Two management meetings
- - One support staff meeting
- - Staff Appraisals
- - Eleven administration sessions
The kit includes:
- A step-by step guide and record of activities called 'The Orgainser' containing all meetings and agendas andsteps
- - A clinical audit
- - The daily audit of x-ray films and a test wedge with instructions
- A test wedge fot use for testing x-ray developer quality
- - An overall 'health check' of the practice called the Internal Practice Audits
- - Draft forms for your PCT/HB return
- Access to the free CGMS helpline
- A CD with all of the files
CGMS is a paper/forms based system, with essential documents available for download from the website. You don't need a computer to run it but some practices may want to adapt the forms or documents. The kit has been designed for use by a delegated team member, it's simple and easy to operate, allowing the team to develop new skills and implment new procedures with least disruption to their working day.
nGDS and nPDS
The latest release of CGMS has been designed to fulfill the requierments of PCTs, and has been accepted by many as fulfilling the CG requirements of new contract.
CGMS puts quality assurance into 10 patient friendly standards:
1. Patient satisfaction
2. Treatment standards
3. Staff management
4. Practice management
5. Health and safety
6. Infection control
7. The safe use of x-ray equipment
8. Emergency procedures
9. Documentation and certificates
10. Audit and review
CODE's Clinical Governance Made Simple (CGMS)
This step-by-step solution costs just £200 and £15 per month (plus VAT). The fees include the help-line and update fee, and a new kit to be sent to you each year. CGMS is only available to CODE members.
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Subscription
The easy-to-use kit is available to CODE members for a one off fee of £200 and a £15 monthly fee, both plus VAT. These fees include access to the helpline and updates, with a new CGMS kit provided each year.
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Making quality the goal of the practice improves patient care, morale, staff retention and profitability. Clinical Governance Made Simple (CGMS) is formulated in 24 steps, the kit can be easily adapted to suit practices of any size and the step-by-step approach means that it can be implemented gradually over a year. This easy to set up quality management system leads to compliance with the Government's requirements. CGMS helps you to conform to the NHS Clinical Governance Framework and also will greatly assist when dentists need to register with the Healthcare Commission in the near future by putting in place most of the systems you will need.