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NHS contract info goes online for dentists
21st Feb 2011
NHS Dental Services is launching an online portal for providers and performers this month.
It will enable NHS dentists to access information relating to their contract and the processing of their activity forms ultimately, a bit further down the line, in real time.
The portal will enable dentists to access this information at any time just by logging in. This will help them in managing their contracts and their practices by giving them immediate access to key information.
Currently, providers and performers need to ring the NHSDS helpdesk to enquire about any of these issues.
There will also be a section within the portal that can be used to distribute messages to providers and performers as a group, as a sub-group or even individually, by contract.
The data that will be accessible online initially includes:
• Contract start and end dates, where applicable
• Principle practice addresses and other associated addresses performer information
• Total contract value
• Contracted UDA/UOA
• Full activity breakdown, past and present
• Status of claims
• Vital signs reports
• Performance to date against contracted UDA/UOA
• PCR running total accessible all in one place.
Prior to the launch, usability testing was carried out in selected practices and the response has been very positive.
Alastair Mackay and David Campbell, co-principals of Battle Road Dental Practice in St
Leonards in Sussex, say: 'The dental portal will be a useful tool for managing our practice, with
vital information being immediately accesible all in one place.
'This also gives us a glimpse to what the future holds with regard to managing submissions and other correspondence with the BSA.'
NHS DS will be contacting all providers and performers in mid/late March to give them a
unique activation code allowing them to register on the portal.
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