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Conscious sedation assurance pilot
In March 2017 NHS England’s Office of Chief Dental Officer England published Commissioning Dental Services: Service standards for Conscious Sedation in a primary care setting.
The document set out the requirements for a contractor who offers care…
Changes to FP17s and FP17Os in England
As you’ll know from recent Dentist Bulletins, changes have been made to FP17s and FP17Os. From 1 December 2021:
new data items are available on FP17s
the description for fillings has changed
the length of time you have to update or replace…
Changes to FP17Ws and FP17OWs in Wales
As you’ll know from recent Dentist Bulletins, changes have been made to FP17Ws and FP17OWs. From 1 December 2021:
new data items are available on FP17Ws
new data items are available on FP17OWs
new ACORN validation changes are in place
you…
Integrated Care Board (ICB) optometry contact email addresses
Contact details by region and ICBs:
East of England
Email hweicbhv.optical@nhs.net for:
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Hertfordshire and West Essex
Mid and South Essex
Norfolk and Waveney
Suffolk and…
Provider Assurance Ophthalmic
Activities we carry out
We work on behalf of NHS England (NHSE) on the following tasks:
annual general ophthalmic services (GOS) complaints
GOS 4 pre-authorisation
GOS contract management - visit our dedicated contract management page
post-…
Post-payment verification (PPV)
Each quarter, we will select a sample of GOS Contractors to take part in a PPV exercise. If you are selected, we will check a sample of your GOS submissions against clinical evidence. This will provide assurance to NHS England that claims are being…
Routine orthodontic monitoring
Our team of independent specialist orthodontic advisers perform routine clinical orthodontic monitoring.
This helps us to:
monitor the quality of orthodontic treatment
detect and prevent fraud and error
We complete monitoring on a 3-year…
Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS)
About the scheme
The Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) forms part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF). PQS is designed to support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan and reward community pharmacies that deliver quality criteria in…
General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) contract management
Our response times are currently slower than usual
We’re currently experiencing an unprecedented number of contractual requests, so our response times may be slower than usual. We apologise for any inconvenience.
We'll write to you confirming we'…