Provision of General Dental Services - Cross Hands

Description

Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking to procure the provision of General Dental Services for Hywel Dda University Health Board within Cross Hand - Amman Gwendraeth Cluster Area. Lot 1: Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking to procure the provision of General Dental Services for Cross Hands - Amman Gwendraeth Cluster Area. The indicative number of patients to be served by the practice is up to 2,008 patients per annum, once the practice is fully operational. Providers will be required to describe how they intend to engage with existing organisations and agencies in the locality to maximise their impact on the oral health of the local population. This will require developing effective local partnerships with existing organisations that can help in the task of reaching the more difficult to reach patients who have genuine needs. The contract is offered under the terms of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 and subsequent amendments plus a Dental Contract Reform Contact Variation/Service Level Agreement. The PDS regulations detail mandatory services and additional services. The clinical services to be provided are those deemed as mandatory services and as a minimum, the provider must meet the requirements of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 in all aspects relating to the provision of mandatory services. The DCR expectations are set out in the GDS DCR programme principles.