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Published on 29 October 2024

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Scottish Government circulars (PCA) publications

You can read the latest PCA publications on the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates website.

PCA(D)(2024)3

AMENDMENT NO. 165 TO THE STATEMENT OF DENTAL REMUNERATION (SDR)

The updates to the SDR include:

A new fee scale for Determination I, effective from 1 December 2024;
An update to Determination IX – Commitment Payments, effective from 1 Janaury 2025;
An update to Determination X – Allowance and Grants for Practice Improvements, specifically Part I, effective from 29 October 2024;
An update to Determination XIII – Recruitment and Retention Allowances, and a non-SDR coordinating change to the Scottish Dental Access Initiative (SDAI), both effective from 29 October 2024;
An update to Determination XIV – Practice Allowances, from 1 December 2024.

PCA(D)(2024)2

AMENDMENT NO. 164 TO THE STATEMENT OF DENTAL REMUNERATION (SDR)

The memorandum also advises on:

Arrangements for Quality Improvement (QI) activity for the 2022-25 cycle

PCA(D)(2024)1

AMENDMENT NO. 163 TO THE STATEMENT OF DENTAL REMUNERATION (SDR)

This amendment comprises changes to:

Determination I – to make minor changes to various treatment items to ensure they function as originally intended, effective from 1 April 2024;
Determination IV – to reflect that Vocational Trainees are employed by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) rather than Vocational Trainers, effective from 1 August 2022;
Determination XIII – to update the list of eligible areas and amend the requirement for the number of sessions to be provided, effective from 1 April 2024.

The memorandum also:

Advises that guidance on emergency drugs and equipment in primary dental care has recently been updated and published online.
provides an update on the 2022-25 cycle of Quality Improvement activity.

PCA(D)(2023)6

AMENDMENT NO. 162 TO THE STATEMENT OF DENTAL REMUNERATION (SDR)

This amendment makes minor corrections to the wording for the following Determination I items:

3-(e) – Posterior Composite Supplement;
4-(g) – Resin Retained Bridge; and
8 – Domiciliary Visit and Recalled Attendance.

PCA(D)(2023)5

AMENDMENT NO. 161 TO THE STATEMENT OF DENTAL REMUNERATION

Amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR).
Info on backdated payments on gross item of service fees, capitation and continuing care payments

PCA(D)(2023)4

A letter from the Chief Dental Officer which provides full details of Scottish Government’s payment reform, including the new list of item of service fees, which will launch on 1 November 2023.

PCA(D)(2023)3

The letter advises of an increase to the Emergency Dental Services sessional fee and the vocational training grant.

PCA(D)(2023)2

The letter advises on further revision of the Scottish Dental Access Initiative (SDAI) capital scheme which will take effect from 26 April 2023.

Letter to NHS Dental Teams 20/03/2023

This letter advises NHS dental teams of the temporary pause of the timeline to showcase the revised SDR.

This letter is to provide NHS dental teams with an update about how Scottish Government will be supporting the NHS dental sector over the coming months, as we prepare to deliver payment system reform.

PCA(D)(2023)1

This letter advises on support for dentists in opening a dental practice:

Scottish Dental Access Initiative
Recruitment and Retention Allowance
Remote Areas Allowance

PCA(D)(2022)8

This letter advises on the Pay Award for General Dental Practitioners (GDPs); increase in the fee scale backdated for courses of treatment started on or after 1 April 2022

PCA(D)(2022)7

This letter advises NHS Boards of the reintroduction of patient signatures from 1 November 2022 and revision of the GP17(PR) and GP17(O)(PR) forms (forms) to update compliance to General Data Protection Regulations.

This letter is to provide NHS dental teams with the Scottish Government’s position on the ‘multiplier’ arrangement and other financial support to the sector from 1 October 2022.

Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care sent an email to all Dental Teams to provide details about the immediate next steps for the multiplier and wider engagement programme with sector on reform.

PCA(D)(2022)6

This letter advises NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of a number of changes to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR):

Removal of protection payments for: Commitment Payments (Det IX), General Dental Practice Allowance (Det XIV), and Rent Reimbursement (Det XV) from 1 July 2022;
Revised conditions for new applications/entrants to claim rent reimbursement from 1 July 2022;
Changes to Determination I, item 42 (Childsmile) from 1 April 2022.

PCA(D)(2022)5

This memorandum advises NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of an amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR), Amendment No. 156, which takes effect from 1 April 2022. The Amendment introduces a new improvement allowance for dental practices to help meet the costs for the replacement and/or repairs to dental equipment.

CDO(2022)02

This letter provides information on the updated Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), April 2022.

NHS Circular - NHS Pension Scheme 2022/05

This circular advises NHS employers that all remaining members of the 1995 and 2008 sections of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) (the legacy scheme) will move to the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) 2015 (the 2015 scheme) from 1 April 2022.

PCA(D)(2022)4

This memorandum advises NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of (i) funding to NHS practices for ventilation and electric speed adjusting hand pieces is extended to include a range of equipment; and (ii) an additional one-off sustainability payment that will be paid to qualifying NHS practices.

PCA(D)(2022)3

This memorandum advises NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of revised payment arrangements relating to NHS dental services.

PCA(D)(2022)2

This memorandum advises NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of an amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR), Amendment No. 155, which takes effect from 7 February 2022.

PCA(D)(2022)1

This Memorandum advises of the publication of an amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR), Amendment No. 154, which takes effect from 1 February 2022.

CDO(2021)11

This letter provides further updates on infection, protection and control mitigations. The dental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) has also been revised on 20 December 2021

CDO(2021)10

This letter provides an update on infection, protection and control mitigations.

PCA(D)(2021)8

This Memorandum advises of a further revision of the Scottish Dental Access Initiative (SDAI) capital scheme which will take effect from 20 December 2021.

CDO(2021)9

This letter provides information on the requirements of the equipment that is eligible for the Improvement Allowance for Electric Speed Adjusting Hand Pieces.

PCA(D)(2021)7

This Memorandum advises of the publication of Amendment No. 153 to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR), which takes effect from 1 December 2021.

Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care sent an email to all Dental Teams on 21 October 2021.

PCA(D)(2021)6

This letter advises NHS boards and practitioner services of the publication of Amendment 152 to the SDR. Improvement Allowance for Electric Speed Adjusting Hand Pieces (Determination X).

PCA(D)(2021)5

This memorandum advises NHS boards and practitioner services of the publication of Amendment 151 to the SDR.

PCA(D)(2021)4

This memorandum advises NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the 100 Days Commitment to remove NHS dental charges for those ages 18 to 25 inclusive commencing 24 August 2021.

CDO(2021)08

This letter provides updates on infection prevention and control guidance.

PCA(D)(2021)03

This memorandum advises NHS boards and practitioner services of the publication of Amendment 150 to the SDR.

CDO(2021)07

This letter provides information on activity measurement for General Dental Services during this period of continued pandemic restrictions.

CDO(2021)06

This letter provides details of Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group recommendations.

A letter from Humza Yousaf, MSP, to update you on legislative changes effective from 15 June 2021.

PCA(D)(2021)02

This memorandum advises NHS boards and practitioner services of the publication of Amendment 149 to the SDR.

CDO(2021)05

A letter confirming funding will be available to help dental practices purchase, renew or upgrade ventilation equipment.

CDO(2021)04

A letter to advise the Scottish Government policy on ventilation and request you complete a short survey.

PCA(D)(2021)01

Information on the arrangements for the NHS payment disbursement to people working within an independent service provider setting.

CDO(2021)03

A letter with an update on Scottish Government policy on ventilation.

CDO(2021)02

A letter with an update on some forthcoming changes to Determination V (maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave payments) and VI (long term sickness payments) of the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR).

CDO(2021)01

A letter from the Chief Dental Officer.

PCA(D)(2020)15

Information about the new process to allow low-level concerns about dentists to be handled locally by health boards and practices.

PCA(D)(2020)14

This circular advises NHS boards of the opportunity to involve NHS dental contractors in the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme.

PCA(D)(2020) 13

The arrangements for phase four of the remobilisation of NHS dental services.

PCA(D)(2020) 12

Infulenza vaccination programme 2020/21.

PCA(D)(2020) 11

Remobilisation of NHS dental services - aerosol generating procedures.

PCA(D)(2020)10

The arrangements for phase three of the remobilisation of NHS dental services.

PCA(D)(2020)09

Further details on the requirements of NHS boards for phase one and phase two of the remobilisation of NHS dental services.

PCA(D)(2020)08

Further advice and guidance on NHS financial support measures and other sources of financial support.

PCA(D)(2020)07

Further information on the revised financial support measures being put in place for practices providing NHS general dental services.

PCA(D)(2020)06

Information on the steps that should be taken during the COVID-19 outbreak to preserve the integrity of general dental services.

PCA(D)(2020)05

Information on duplicate study casts and practice rental costs.

PCA(D)(2020)04

Information on the publication of Amendment 143 of the SDR.

PCA(D)(2020)03

Information on the dental working patterns survey.

PCA(D)(2020)02

Information on work that’s progressing towards a new model of oral health care for adult patients.

PCA(D)(2020)01

Details on the single database of quality improvement information for NHS boards and dentists, and the discontinuation of hard copies of the British National Formulary (BNF).

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