Request

Please supply the following information:

Q1. The number of a) contracts and b) performers performing NHS activity in each of the last five years, broken down by Clinical Commissioning Group (and, if you have it, Parliamentary Constituency)

Q2. The number of Units of Dental Activity a) commissioned and b) delivered in each of the least five years, broken down by Clinical Commissioning Group (and, if you have it, Parliamentary Constituency)

Q3. The total value of Units of Dental Activity a) commissioned and b) delivered in each of the least five years, broken down by Clinical Commissioning Group (and, if you have it, Parliamentary Constituency)

Q4. The number of practices holding a NHS dental contract in each of the least five years

Response

A copy of the information is attached.

Guidance Notes

This report contains the details for the reporting year 2018-2022 (202104-202205). The information within the report includes the data items and descriptions listed below.

Country Name: The country name where the contract is located, based on the contract postcode.

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

Reporting Year: The financial year which the activity/contracted services relate to - to be used for year end reporting using the 'Contract Services Combined Fact' table.

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

Contract End Date: Any end date of the contract, as recorded on CoMPASS. Where provided on CoMPASS an end date will show. This figure will be '31/12/9999' if no end date has been entered onto CoMPASS. (All end dates entered on CoMPASS will be displayed).

Total FP17s: This is a count of the number of FP17s and FP17Os scheduled including adjustments for amended and deleted FP17s. Withdrawn FP17s are not included in the total count of FP17s. This figure may be zero or negative if deleted FP17s have been processed.

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

UOA Performance Target: The contracted units of orthodontic activity to be achieved for the 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 Financial Value: The financial value associated with the UOA performance target for the financial year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.

UOA Delivered: Exclude FD For England: The units of orthodontic activity scheduled for the time period selected, relating to the financial year, excluding FD UDA for English contracts and and including UDA for Welsh contracts.

UDA Delivered - Financial Year to Date: Exclude FD For England : The units of dental activity scheduled for the financial year to date for the period selected, relating to the financial year e.g. in December this will cover the scheduled months of April to December, excluding FD UDA for English contracts and including UDA for Welsh contracts.

Number of Years Open: The number of whole years that a contract has been open for, based on the years between the contract start and end dates, as recorded on CoMPASS.

Number of Performers: The number of Dentists as recorded on CoMPASS.

Reporting Year: The financial year which the activity/contracted services relate to - to be used for year end reporting using the 'Contract Services Combined Fact' table..

Notes: It should be noted that a performer will be counted more than once in cases where they work across multiple contracts. Also some contracts CCG/Parliamentary Constituencies can appear across country borders (as is its based on the treatment postcode, i.e. in Wales.)

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