Reviewing dental services in Surrey Heartlands
NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning pharmaceutical, general ophthalmic services and dentistry. These three groups of services are known as POD. The responsibility for these services was delegated to ICBs in April 2023.
Primary care services should be responsive to demand, joined up and locally led. In Surrey, we want to increase collaboration, transformation and integration of POD services within community, urgent and emergency care services, orthodontic, oral-maxillofacial and other dental services.
NHS Surrey Heartlands is currently reviewing its dental offer to our population. We are looking at how we provide existing services and any identifying any potential gaps that need addressing to fulfil the needs of our citizens. At the same time, we want our providers to optimise and consolidate expertise within an established budget.
We aim to design and implement new models of care for NHS dental services in Surrey and will communicate our aspirations, plans and the outcome of any engagement undertaken with providers and service users.
We will align our commissioning plans to support Dental Contract Reform, the NHS England Long Term Plan, NHS Operational Planning Guidance and the Surrey Heartlands Clinical Strategy.
Pre-market engagement event, January 2025
- Wednesday 22nd January 2025, 13:30 to 16:30
- Dorking Halls (postcode: RH4 1SG)
As part of efforts to hear from and encourage a strong local 'dental voice', NHS Surrey Heartlands is hosting a pre-market engagement event ahead of launching new opportunities to the dental market.
This event will gather commissioners, providers, dental professionals, industry experts and potential partners to discuss how dental services can be optimised for our population. The event aims to foster collaboration and provide a platform for participants to share insights, identify challenges, and explore solutions that can enhance patient care and improve service delivery.
We will consider how we can bring viable, deliverable, efficient, effective, and innovative new service models and configurations to the market. There will be an opportunity to explore the accessibility and quality of NHS dental care.
By engaging with the market early, NHS Surrey Heartlands want to gain a strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities. We want to learn about the needs and expectations of dental service providers to help shape future service provision. These services should be capable of improving patient access, addressing patient needs and supporting an overall improvement in oral health for adults and children.
Registrations close midday Friday 17th January 2025.
Outline agenda
- Introduction to the potential upcoming market opportunities
- Overview of the project and objectives
- Break Out sessions
- Networking and collaboration opportunities
- Commissioner next steps