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About contract management
There are regulations for the provision of primary care dental services in England. These still apply to practices that join the contract reform programme to help us test the new model.
When any dental practice joins the programme, a contract variation will need to be signed by the dental practice and NHS England. This allows practices to meet the requirements of the contract reform programme.
There are 2 different variation notices available:
General Dental Services - Standard GDS Contract Variation Notice for participants in the Prototype Agreements Scheme - November 2015 (PDF: 315KB)Personal Dental Services - Standard PDS Agreement Variation Notice for participants in the Prototype Agreements Scheme - November 2015 (PDF: 315KB)
You can download the GOV.UK prototype directions 2015.
Contracts will continue to be managed through our systems. The aim is that both the contractor and the commissioner are able to monitor contract delivery.
Community Dental Services
Some changes are needed for the practices providing community dental services (CDS) under the programme.
CDS practices provide specific services for an identified group of patients. The regulation changes allow CDS practices to:
- operate within the legal requirements for prototyping
- follow the clinical pathway set out in the programme
- test the effectiveness of delivering CDS in this way
Existing regulations and amendments
On the GOV.UK website you can view the existing regulations and amendments for all services:
NHS (General Dental Service) Regulations 2005
NHS (Personal Dental Service) Agreement Regulations 2005
Prototype reports
Practices in the programme must make sure they meet their contract expectations.
We provide reports every month to help practices measure their performance against both capitation and activity. This will allow practices to take action where needed.
There are different reports available, including:
- capitation remuneration reports
- capitation and activity reports
- capitated patient reports
- imminent lapser reports
- leavers and joiners reports
You can access the reports on Compass. You can view the guidance on accessing your reports on Compass (PDF: 3.5MB).
Frequency of reports
Prototype reports are produced on a monthly basis to ensure that you are able to manage your contract closely.
Publication dates for the period from April 2020 to April 2021:
The reports reflect the month preceding the schedule close date. For example, May reports will be available in early June.
The EDI FP17 transmission schedule cut-off date will vary throughout the year. Appointment transmissions are cut off on the 22nd of each month.
Dental quality and outcomes framework (DQOF)
A report containing 2016/17 DQOF data is now available to practices and commissioners via Compass.
Contact us to ask about the content of the reports.