Scottish Dental Practice Committee

SDPC Correspondence with Scottish Government Ministers and CDO

• Letter to CDO dated 15 July
• Letter to Minister and CDO dated 29 July with reply dated 17 Sept
• Letter to Minister and CDO dated 14 Sept with reply 29 Sept
• Letter to Minister dated 15 Sept with reply dated 30 Sept
  
• Letter to the Cabinet Secretary 27 November and reply 13 January
  

PSD FAQ 2020 COVID-19

Pay Uplift for Dentists in Scotland

Following the publication of the DDRB’s report for 2020/21, the Scottish Government has accepted the pay increase recommendation of 2.8 per cent for GDPs. As in previous years, the increase will apply to gross item of service fees and capitation and continuing care payments. As NHS dental contractors will also continue to receive top-up emergency payments, subject to certain conditions, SG has  applied the full value of the award to capitation and continuing care payments on the following items: 

The award will be paid in lines 1 and 2 under “additional payments & recoveries” of the e-schedule report. As orthodontists do not receive capitation and continuing care payments instead the pay award will be applied through line 7 of their monthly schedules. This will be based on a 2.8 per cent increase on average earnings over the assessment period. The pay awards will be included in the November/paid December 2020 schedules and will include a backdated element from 1 April 2020.

Scottish Government PCAs

The attached PCA memorandum provides information about the inclusion of aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) during COVID-19.  

The attached PCA memorandum provides information about the arrangements and fees for dentists and dental bodies corporate participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination programme for 2020/21

The attached PCA memorandum provides information about the remobilisation of NHS Dental Services: Phase 4 including information about the 2020/21 pay award 

Memorandum to PDC(D)(2020)14 advises of the opportunity to involve NHS dental contractors in the COVID-19 vaccination programme

Memorandum to PDC(D)(2020)10 provides information on Phase 3; advises of the remobilisation of NHS dental services

Memorandum to PCA(D)(2020)9 provides information on Phase 1; the expansion of urgent dental care centres; and, Phase 2; the standing up of dental practices initially to see urgent patients for non-aerosol generating procedure (AGP) care. Also attached is SDR Determination I Amendment 144

Memorandum to PCA(D)(2020)8 provides information on financial support measures for mixed practices.

Memorandum to PCA(D)(2020)7 provides revised financial support measures for independent dental contractors and dental bodies corporates

Memorandum to PCA(D)(2020)6 provides information and guidance to independent contractors, (dentists and dental bodies corporate) providing NHS General Dental Services (GDS) on the steps to take during the COVID-19 outbreak

SDPC Working Groups

SDPC set up a New Funding Model Working Group in October 2020 gather ideas and suggestions about a new NHS GDS funding model that would replace the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR). The outcomes will  be collated to provide a workable solution to be presented to Scottish Government. The BDA/SDPC had been informed that they will be invited to take part in discussions with SG to consider a new funding model in due course.