Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

‘I would like to know the current value in pounds of the Units of Orthodontic Activity paid to orthodontic specialist practices within Yorkshire.’

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 5 August 2025.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

Our response

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

The information you requested is available from the web link below:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-and-orthodontic-contractual-dataset

Please note, Cost per Unit of Orthodontic Activity (UOA) is calculated by dividing the UOA Financial Value by the UOA Performance Target.

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21

Data Queries

Please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.

Reusing the data and copyright

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2025”. Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

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