Provision of Out of Hours (OOH) - Personal Dental Services (PDS)

Descriptions

Powys Teaching Health Board is seeking formal proposals to support the current NHS provision of primary dental care within Powys by providing a Dental Out of Hours (DOOH) service. Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) is seeking to support the provision of NHS dentistry within the county on Saturday, Sundays and Public/Bank Holiday on a pro rata basis. By definitive NHS treatment we mean that an urgent problem is clinically treated to provide a permanent solution as reasonable as possible. The main objectives are: -Responsibility to secure or provide Primary Dental Services. -The allocation of financial resources for Primary Dental Services. -Powers to commission dental services that best meet local requirements. The DOOH service shall be delivered to individuals with dental problems which are deemed urgent enough, after assessment, to warrant active treatment by a dental professional and where needs cannot safely be deferred until the next working day.