Practice Management

1 May 2025 • Blog, HR & Employment Law

Practice HR Spring cleaning – do you maintain your data protection policies, and employment contracts?

Do you update and maintain your data protection policies? Have you reviewed your employment contracts recently? Specialist HR and Employment Solicitor Sarah Buxton, explains why there are some areas of practice HR that should be…

28 Feb 2025 • Blog, HR & Employment Law

The workplace changes you need to know about with Sarah Buxton

Employment legislation is an ever-changing field so it’s easy to lose track when new laws and policies are introduced. Here Regional Support Manager, Fliss McCalmont, speaks to HR and Employment law solicitor and Director of…

10 Sep 2022 • HR & Employment Law

What is systemic resilience and how can it help you and your employees?

Leadership coach Johanna Hooper looks at systemic resilience and how it can help you in practice…. ‘What is systemic resilience?’ I hear you saying. I know, it’s a bit of a mouthful isn’t it. Well,…

1 Jul 2022 • HR & Employment Law

Making changes to contracted hours

Employment and HR Lawyer, Sarah Buxton, lays out the correct process you need to follow when it comes to changing your teams contracted hours… There may come a time in your practice where, for one…

28 Jan 2022 • HR & Employment Law

Recruiting the ideal team player

Business Coach, Chris Barrow, gives you a guide on what to look for when you’re trying to recruit the ideal team player…

5 Sep 2021 • HR & Employment Law

How to upskill and get the best out of your dental nurses

Nicola Gresty, Practice Plan Area Manager, has been talking to Lisa Bainham, The Old Surgery Practice Manager and President of Association of Dental Administrators and Managers (ADAM), about why you should value your dental nurses…

28 Aug 2021 • HR & Employment Law

How to manage flexible working requests

Sarah Buxton, FTA Law Employment Solicitor, looks at flexible working requests and how best to deal with them… Sometimes a member of staff may have a change in circumstances that could revolve around, for example,…

17 Aug 2021 • HR & Employment Law

Top tips on how to recruit and retain staff in this tough market

Tina Wixon, Practice Plan Regional Support Manager, caught up with Sarah Buxton, HR and employment law Solicitor, to discuss how practices can overcome the current difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff… TW: Hi Sarah, we’re…

23 Jun 2021 • HR & Employment Law

How to resolve associate contract disputes

Employment Solicitor Sarah Buxton looks at NHS associate contract disputes and the best way to overcome them… Why have there been associate disputes? At the start of the pandemic, when all practices had to shut…

21 May 2021 • Blog, Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

Vicarious liability and the impact on dental practice owners

Back in February, you may remember our blog on a case that rocked the boat on vicarious liability, its impact on the future of dentistry, and its effect on the practice owner and associate relationship.…

15 Feb 2021 • Blog, Covid-19, HR & Employment Law

Furlough scheme changes you need to be aware of

The Government’s furlough scheme has slightly changed following the third lockdown. Currently, it is due to expire at the end of April, but discussions are ongoing in Westminster about another extension. HR and Employment Solicitor…

16 Jan 2019 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

Sarah Buxton explains what you need to consider when an employee is expecting

HR issues are a topic that we get asked about on a fairly regular basis as many practices are keen to ensure they’re abiding by the law. And how best to manage pregnant employees and…

12 Nov 2018 • HR & Employment Law

Associate employment status change – what owners and associates need to know

Neil Richardson, Senior Financial Consultant at Wesleyan explains the potential implications of the associate employment status review on practice and associate finances… The HMRC review into the employment status of associates is likely to have…

7 Sep 2018 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

Five steps you should take with new starters

Janet Edwards, HR Manager at Practice Plan explains the right processes to have in place when it comes to integrating a new team member. Even the most self-confident of people may experience some form of…

17 Aug 2018 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

How plumbers and taxi drivers might affect associate dentists’ self-employment status

Plumbers and taxi drivers have found themselves with more in common than usual recently, thanks to court rulings about their employment status. These rulings could have ramifications for other professions, in particular associate dentists.

15 Aug 2018 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

Stand out in your practice by developing a vibrant culture!

Can you define and articulate the culture of your practice? This is an important question to ask because it impacts your entire team, who all play a part in determining what that culture is, which…

20 Jun 2018 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

CSR – how doing good for others is also good for business

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can have many benefits for dental practices such as increasing staff teamwork, engaging with the local community and building the business’ reputation. However, not many people know how to, firstly, set…

9 Feb 2018 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

Adding new members to your team – how staff inductions can ease the way

Staff inductions are a golden opportunity to ensure that your newest employee assimilates into your team well and understands their role from the start. It’s an important step in the recruitment process and, when carried…