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Patient questionnaire toolkit for Wales updated
Since April 2022, we've been surveying patients who have received NHS dental treatment in Wales. Responses will be used by the Welsh Government and Public Health Wales to evaluate patient experience.
To help communicate the importance of completing…
Changes to FP17Ws for dental teams in Wales
From Friday 1 April 2022, stricter validation rules will come into effect for FP17Ws.
As part of these rules, the Clinical Data Set (CDS) items reported need to match the treatment band claimed. Details of which treatment band is allocated to each…
Dental practices to confirm NHS website information by 30 June 2023
Dental practices must confirm all of their NHS website profile information every quarter, due to new legal regulations passed in November 2022.
You need to confirm your quarter 1 profile information by 30 June 2023, for:
accepting new NHS…
Dental practices to confirm NHS website information by 30 September 2023
Dental practices must confirm all of their NHS website profile information every quarter, due to new legal regulations passed in November 2022 by NHS England.
You need to confirm your profile information for quarter two by 30 September 2023, for…
Dental practices to confirm NHS website information by 30 September 2024
Dental practices must confirm all of their NHS website profile information every quarter, due to the legal regulations passed in November 2022 by the Department of Health and Social Care.
You need to confirm your profile information for quarter…
Changes to FP17Ws and FP17OWs in Wales
As you’ll know from recent Dentist Bulletins, changes have been made to FP17Ws and FP17OWs. From 1 December 2021:
new data items are available on FP17Ws
new data items are available on FP17OWs
new ACORN validation changes are in place
you…
Changes to FP17s and FP17Os in England
As you’ll know from recent Dentist Bulletins, changes have been made to FP17s and FP17Os. From 1 December 2021:
new data items are available on FP17s
the description for fillings has changed
the length of time you have to update or replace…
2022/23 Dental contract negotiations
The ‘first stage of dental reform’ letter, published by NHS England on 19 July 2022, sets out the package of initial reforms to the NHS dental contract which sought to address the challenges associated with delivering care to higher needs patients…
Friends and family test - England only
The friends and family test (FFT) is an important feedback tool that supports the fundamental principle that people who use NHS services should have the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience.
Primary dental service providers will need…
Submitting FP17s for urgent care sessions
If your practice has been awarded additional funds following NHS England and NHS Improvement's £50m funding announcement, it is essential that you select the Flexible Commissioning indicator ‘Securing Access for Urgent Care’ when submitting FP17s …