Thank you for your request for information about the following:

I would like to request the following data

1. The total number of dental practices with their names and contacts, providing NHS dentistry in the Norfolk and Norwich area.

2. The type of contracts they have been awarded which are currently active e.g GDS General, GDS Orthodontics, PDS Orthodontics (if they hold more than one type, please break it down)

3. The value of each contract in pounds sterling.

4. The amount of UDAs or UOAs allotted in each contract

5. The value per UDA/ UOA of each contract.

6. The start and end dates of each contract and whether they are permanent (automatically recurring) contracts or have a definite end period.

Thank you

Your request was received on 14 April 2023 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Response

Dental Practice Contact Details

Under Section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you.

Remaining Information

A copy of the information is attached.

This report contains the details from FP17s processed for the period stated 2022/2023 in England & Wales. The information within the report includes the data items and descriptions listed below.

Contract Number: This is a unique 10 character number which identifies a contract.

Provider Name: The name of the provider

Commissioner Code: This is the 3 character code associated with the Commissioning Organisation. This a generic term used to denote health bodies, either Area Teams in England or Health Boards in Wales. Also known as Primary Care Organisations (PCOs)

Commissioner Name: This is the name associated with the Commissioning Organisation. This is a generic term used to denote health bodies, either Area Teams in England or Health Boards in Wales. Also known as Primary Care Organisations (PCOs))

Contract Start Date: The start date of the contract, as recorded on CoMPASS

Contract End Date: The end date of the contract, as recorded on CoMPASS (only where an end date has been entered on CoMPASS).

Contract Type: Either GDS – General Dental Services, PDS – Personal Dental Services or PDS Plus – Personal Dental Services Plus.

UOA Performance Target: The contracted units of orthodontic activity to be achieved for the year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.

UDA Performance Target: The contracted units of dental activity to be achieved for the year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.

UDA Carry Forward: The number of UDAs carried forward from the previous year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.

UDA Financial Value: The financial value associated with the UDA performance target for the financial year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.

UOA Carry Forward: The number of UOAs carried forward from the previous year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO

UOA Financial Value: The financial value associated with the UOA performance target for the financial year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.

Cost per UDA: This shows the cost per unit of dental activity at the contract. This is calculated by dividing the UDA Financial Value by the UDA Performance Target.

Cost per UOA: This shows the cost per unit of orthodontic activity at the contract. This is calculated by dividing the UOA Financial Value by the UOA Performance Target.

Reporting Year: The financial year associated with the 'Year Month' dimension in the format 'YYYY/YYYY' e.g. 2018/2019 for 201804

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