Dental-practice services

Tender description

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a contract for a new Dental Practice within North Cardiff under the “Dental Contract Reform Model”. The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a contract for a new Dental Practice within North Cardiff under the “Dental Contract Reform Model”. The Practice must service the population within the North Cardiff area, within the Cardiff Local Authority wards of: — Creigiau/St Fagans, — Pentyrch, — Radyr, — Whitchurch & Tongwynlais, — Rhiwbina, — Llanishen, — Lisvane, — Pontprennau/Old St Mellons. The indicative number of patients to be served is 5 354 patients per annum. The provider will maintain a majority NHS commitment with a minimum of 75 % of total income for the practice derived from NHS sources. The proposed practice will be expected to be set up with the following principles in place: a) Prevention Focused; b) Workforce Development; c) Treatment Approach; d) Co-production process. In order to facilitate the new ways of working envisaged within the contract reform process, the practice will ensure that additional space is available within the practice for non-dentist treatment and care. This could include treatment rooms for hygienists, therapists and extended duty nurses and private space available to support oral health education, smoking cessation and other health promotion activities.