Publication #5815
Reference
PCA(D)(2016)06
Name
General Dental Services: NHS (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016: additional provision enabling NHS boards to make unannounced inspections of practices providing NHS General Dental Services (GDS)
Categories
Scottish Government
PCA
Organization
Scottish Government Health Department
Keywords
NHS
SCOTLAND
DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
DENTISTS
DENTAL EDUCATION
TRAINING
Description
NHS PCA(D)(2016)3 advised NHS Boards of changes brought into effect by the NHS (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016.
This advice included an amendment to paragraph 42 of Schedule 1, enabling NHS Boards (from 1st April 2016) to make unannounced practice inspections, where (a) concerns about patient safety were raised during a previous routine inspection by the NHS Board; or (b) information comes to light that necessitates investigation by the NHS Board.
The Annex to this letter provides Boards with more advice regarding these changes.
This advice included an amendment to paragraph 42 of Schedule 1, enabling NHS Boards (from 1st April 2016) to make unannounced practice inspections, where (a) concerns about patient safety were raised during a previous routine inspection by the NHS Board; or (b) information comes to light that necessitates investigation by the NHS Board.
The Annex to this letter provides Boards with more advice regarding these changes.
Contact Name
David Notman
Contact Email
Contact Address
Chief Dental Officer and Dentistry Division, 1st Floor East Rear, St Andrew’s House, EDINBURGH, EH1 3DG.
Contact Phone
Created
2016-04-29 00:00:00
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