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Following a public consultation, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced a further extension to retire and return easements beyond the current 31 October 2022 expiry date, through temporary amendments to NHS Pension Scheme regulations…

We assess and fund eligible healthcare, medical, dental or social work students on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. We administer the NHS Learning Support Fund, the NHS Bursary, the Social Work Bursary, and the Education Support…

On behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI), we recently emailed you a letter covering year end arrangements and 2022/23. Additional information from NHSEI for dental providers and commissioners in England is now available: Reconciliation…

Dental teams have a responsibility to collect patient signatures and accurately record and report the patient’s declaration of entitlement to help with health costs. This means any time a patient makes a declaration that they are entitled to free or…

From 1 October 2022, NHS England is introducing changes to the dental contract. These changes are referenced in NHS England’s first stage of Dental Reform letter and affects all NHS dental teams in England. To support the dental contract changes,…

Pharmacies and dental practices send their NHS prescriptions and NHS dental treatment claim forms to us at the end of each month. We then calculate how much each pharmacy or dental practice needs to be reimbursed by the NHS. We carry out monthly…

The 2022/23 Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire will launch on Monday 18 July 2022.   NHS England and Improvement has made some adjustments to this year's CPAF questions. The questionnaire must be completed…

There are 3 standard charges for NHS dental treatment in England and Wales. Information on charges in Scotland is available at NHS Inform.  You will pay only one charge even if you need to go to the dentist more than once to complete a course of…

Sir Robert Francis QC was appointed by the Cabinet Office to undertake an independent study to look at options for a framework for compensation for the victims of the infected blood tragedy. Sir Robert issued the following statement of process on 1…

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has been working closely with Accenture during the last few months to progress the project to create a brand-new contract management system for NHS Dental Services. The new system will eventually replace…