Information available from London road dental practice, Newark providing dental services under contract to the NHS) under the Freedom of Information Act model publication scheme

 

Information covered by this scheme is only about the dental services we provide under contract to the National Health Service.

 

Information to be published

How the information can be obtained

(eg hard copy, website)

 

Cost

Class 1 - Who we are and what we do

(Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts)

 

This will be current information only:             

 

 

 

Who’s who in the practice

Practice Website

None

 

Contact details for the practice (named contacts where possible with telephone number and email address (if used))

Practice website

None

 

Opening hours

 

Practice website

None

Class 2 – What we spend and how we spend it

(Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit)

 

Current and previous financial year as a minimum

 

 

 

 

Details on NHS funding received by the practice and the cost of operating the NHS contract. We would expect dentists to consider publishing as much information as possible, including as much detail as possible.

 

The value of our GDS contract with the NHS and targets are available from Sameet Hindocha

No charge for single printed copy

 

Total annual expenditure on the provision of our contracted services (since most practices also provide care to patients on a private basis, the costs have been apportioned)

 

Available from Sameet Hindocha

No charge for single printed copy

 

Audit of NHS income, if held

 

The practice is not audited

 

Class 3 – What our priorities are and how we are doing

(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews)

 

Current and previous year as a minimum

 

 

 

 

Plans for the development and provision of NHS services

 

 

No current plans due to Covid-19 pandemic

 

 

Performance data including performance against targets

Available from Catriona Peterson

No charge single printed copy

 

 

Practice inspection. Inspection reports by regulators (for England: the Care Quality Commission (CQC); Wales: Healthcare Inspectorate Wales; or Northern Ireland: the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA))

 

Our latest CQC inspection report is available on the CQC website at:

http://www.cqc.org.uk

 

Class 4 – How we make decisions

(Decision making processes and records of decisions)

 

Current and previous year as a minimum

 

 

 

 

Records of decisions made in the practice/firm affecting the provision of NHS services.

 

The practice carries out an annual management review each year. Information regarding

decisions made as a result of the review, which affect the provision of NHS services, is

available from Catriona Peterson

 

Class 5 – Our policies and procedures

(Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities)

 

Current information only.

 

 

 

 

 

Policies and procedures about customer service

From practice manager

No charge

 

Policies and procedures about employment of staff

From practice manager

No charge

 

Equality and diversity policy

From practice manager

No charge

 

Health and safety policy

From practice manager

No charge

 

Infection control policy

From practice manager

No charge

 

Radiation protection checklist

From practice manager

No charge

 

Complaints procedures (including those covering requests for information and operating the publication scheme)

On website or from practice manager

No charge

 

Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive)

From practice manager

No charge

 

Confidentiality and data protection policies

From practice manager

No charge

 

Policies and procedures for handling requests for information

From practice manager

No charge

 

Practice information leaflet

 

From practice manager

No charge

Class 6 – Lists and Registers

Currently maintained lists and registers only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any publicly available register or list

None held

 

Class 7 – The services we offer

(Information about the services we offer, including leaflets, guidance and newsletters produced for the public)

 

Current information only

 

 

 

 

The services provided under contract to the NHS

All mandatory NHS services are provided- information from reception

No charge

 

Charges for any of these services

As per NHS Dental charges information from reception

No charge

 

Information leaflets

A selection available from reception

No charge

 

Out of hours arrangements

 

Information available from reception

No charge