SCHEDULE 3OTHER CONTRACTUAL TERMS
PART 10MISCELLANEOUS
Quality assurance system78
1
The contractor shall establish and operate a practice based quality assurance system which is applicable to all persons specified in sub-paragraph (2).
2
The specified persons are—
a
any dental practitioner who performs services under the agreement; and
b
any other person employed or engaged by the contractor to perform or assist in the performance of services under the agreement.
3
A contractor shall ensure that in respect of its practice based quality assurance system, it has nominated a person (who need not be connected with the contractor's practice) to be responsible for operating that system.
4
In this paragraph, “a practice based quality assurance system” means one which comprises a system to ensure that—
a
effective measures of infection control are used;
b
all legal requirements relating to health and safety in the workplace are satisfied;
c
all legal requirements relating to radiological protection are satisfied; and
d
any requirements of the General Dental Council in respect of the continuing professional development of dental practitioners are satisfied.