Reform of NHS Dental Services – Survey 1 Report

As you may be aware, the profession, including dentists, members of the wider dental team, Health Boards, and professional organisations, […]

PCA(D)(2022)8 – Amendment No. 158 to the SDR – Pay Award for GDPs

Amendment No. 158 advises of the arrangements for the pay award for General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) which comes into effect […]

PCA(D)(2022)7 – Reintroduction of Patient Signatures

PCA(D)(2022)7 provides details of the reintroduction of patient signatures for GP17PR and GP17(O)PR forms for courses of treatment started on, […]

Letter to NHS dental teams from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf MSP, has written a letter to all NHS dental teams […]

CDO(2022)4 – CDO Letter – Legionella Risk Assessment

The CDO has issued a letter today advising of the publication of updated SDCEP guidance on Legionella Risk Assessments and […]

Application for Maternity Exemption Certificates

Letter from Practitioner Services to NHS midwifes detailing changes to the application for Maternity Exemption Certificates applicable from 1 August […]

CDO(2022)3 – CDO Letter – Survey Reminder

The CDO has issued a letter today encouraging those whohave not already done so, to complete the survey on the […]

Letter to NHS dental teams from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf MSP, wrote a letter to all NHS dental teams explaining […]

Reform of NHS Dental Services – Survey 1

The Oral Health Improvement Plan (OHIP), the wide-ranging engagement between Scottish Government and the profession, highlighted a broad consensus within […]

UPDATE: Amendment No. 157 to the SDR – Allowances

PCA(D)(2022)6 provides details of a number of changes to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR): Removal of protection payments for: […]

PCA(D)(2022)5 – Dental Equipment Repairs

PCA(D)(2022)5 provides details of the arrangements for the Improvement Allowances for Replacement and/or Repairs to Dental Equipment, including how to […]

Use of Midazolam 10mg/2ml ampoules for buccal administration in Emergency Dental Boxes

The Deputy Chief Dental Officer has written to NHS dental teams on 18 March 2022 to advise of the use […]

FAQ on Revised Payment Arrangements in PCA(D)(2022)3

The full FAQ on the revised payment arrangements which were outlined in PCA(D)(2022)3 can be viewed below. Please note, this […]

PCA(D)(2022)4 – Dental Sustainability Funding

PCA(D)(2022)4 gives details of: Funding support for ventilation and electric speed adjusting hand pieces/other equipment; notifications of interest; One-Off Sustainability […]

Recovery of NHS Dental Services: Revised Payment Arrangements

PCA(D)(2022)3 gives details of the: cessation of emergency support payments after the March-paid April 2022 payment schedule, replaced by a […]

RESPECT Campaign – Stakeholder Toolkit for Violence and Aggression – 21 January 2022

The stakeholder toolkit for violence and aggression has been published as part of the RESPECT Campaign. This toolkit has been […]

Letter to Chief Executives – Childsmile Programme Expansion – 17 November 2021

Letter from Tim McDonnell, Director of Primary Care to Chief Executives on funding for winter preparedness and Childsmile as part […]

Letter to Chief Executives – Winter Preparedness Funding – 1 November 2021

Tim McDonnell, Director of Primary Care wrote to Chief Executives about the winter preparedness funding as part of a separate […]

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary to NHS dental teams

Today the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf MSP, has released a letter setting out the measures […]

The Scottish Government

100 Day Commitment – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

Today the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care has released a letter providing information on the 100 Day Commitment […]