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Freedom of Information – NHS Pritchards' Dental Practice Publication Scheme Welcome to our Dental Practitioner Publication Scheme. This is a guide to the Dental Practitioners (who practise together) at our practice as required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We are Mrs Carol Pritchard; Mr Gwynfor Pritchard; Miss Sarah O'Brien Part I: Introduction This Publication Scheme is a complete guide to the information routinely made available to the public by Mrs Carol Pritchard; Mr Gwynfor Pritchard; Miss Sarah O'Brien Dental Practitioners. It is a description of the information about our Dental Practitioners and Practice, which we make publicly available. Some information is not made publicly available. It will be reviewed at regular intervals and we will monitor its effectiveness. How much does it cost? The publications are all free unless otherwise indicated within each Class (with £). Where information is provided at a cost the charges will be calculated as set out in Class 7. How is the information made available? The information within each Class is available in hard copy from: Pritchards' Dental Practice 20 Union Street Oldham Lancashire OL1 1BE Tel: 0161 678 7287. Email: reception@pritcharddental.co.uk And is available from our web site: www.pritcharddental.co.uk Your rights to information In addition to accessing the information identified in the Publication Scheme, you are entitled to request information about Pritchards' Dental Practice Dental Practice under the NHS Openness Code 1995. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 recognises that members of the public have the right to know how public services are organised and run, how much they cost and how the decisions are made. From January 1st 2005 it will oblige the Dental Practice to respond to requests about information that it holds, and is recorded in any format and it will create a right of access to that information. These rights are subject to some exemptions which have to be taken into consideration before deciding what information it can release. New environmental information regulations may be introduced as early as 2003. These will enable similar access to environmental information as under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you are also entitled to access your dental records or any other personal information held about you. For this, please contact: Gwynfor Pritchard Pritchards' Family Dental Practic 20 Union Street Oldham Lancashire OL1 1BE Tel: 0161 678 7287 Email: gwyn@pritcharddental.co.uk Feedback If you have any comments about the operation of the Publication Scheme, or how we have dealt with your request for information from the Scheme, please write to: Carol Pritchard Pritchards Dental Practice 20 Union Street Oldham Lancashire OL1 1BE Tel: 0161 678 7287 Email: carol@pritcharddental.co.uk Part II: Classes of Information All information at the Dental Practice is held, retained and destroyed in accordance with NHS guidelines. Our commitment to publish information excludes any information which can be legitimately withheld under the exemptions set out in the NHS Openness Code or Freedom of Information Act 2000. Where individual Classes are subject to exemptions, the main reasons are e.g. the protection of commercial interests and personal information under the Data Protection Act 1998. This applies to all Classes within the Publication Scheme. The information on this Scheme is grouped into the following broad categories: 1. Who we are Details of the practice, organisational structures, key personnel and how we fit into the NHS. Our practice has a contract with Oldham Primary Care Trust, Lindley House, 1 John Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 1DF. Tel 0161 622 6400. It is possible to find out information about our practice, the above primary care trust(s) and other NHS services in your area by using www.nhs.uk. A full list of local Dental Practices can be found there too.NHS fees can be found on the Department of Health website: www.doh.gov.uk by searching in the publications section for the ‘Statement of Dental Remuneration’ and choosing the most recent amendment. For more in-depth information about Fees, remuneration terms and conditions of employment fro NHS Dentits please visit www.doh.gov.uk/dental/index.htm Dentists:
Some information will be withheld, including personal, confidential information about individuals which is protected by the Data Protection Act 1998.
Hygienist: Mrs Christine Chadwick Dental Health Educator: Mrs Karen Cannon Dental Receptionists: Mrs Vanessa Lloyd Ms Sarah England Dental Nurses: Ms Laura Taylor Ms Kayleigh Dyson Ms Alex Lund Ms Kim Winterburn
2. Our services The range of services we provide under contract to the NHS. Our practice leaflet has information about the following:
Information about our services including:
Carol Pritchard Pritchards’ Dental Practice 20 Union Street Oldham OL1 1BE Tel: 0161 678 7287
Existing patients who are under 18 or exempt from charges are seen on the NHS We are currently only accepting new private patients to our practice with the following exception: Children under the age of 18 whose parents attend the practice.
3. Financial and funding information (£) Funding details and charging policies Our income from the NHS derives primarily from individual items of treatment and from monthly fees for the number of patients we have on our list. There are also some allowances for such things as continuing professional development and the level of our commitment to the NHS. There are many different items of treatment available on the NHS. The patient fees for each item are set by the Government, who currently pay the whole cost for exempt patients and 20% of the cost for fee-paying adults. Fee-paying adults currently pay a maximum of £360 per course of treatment. Everyone, pays for their NHS dental treatment unless they are entitled to exemptions or remissions. For details of whether you are entitled to free treatment, please contact us. A leaflet is available from reception detailing our basic Private fee scale. A more detailed private fee scale is available on request. There may be circumstances where material cannot be released because it is confidential or commercial information or the appropriate officer designated for these purposes under the Act has taken the view that it may be prejudicial to the conduct of the Practice’s affairs 4. Regular publications and information for the public Guidance and information leaflets Published information (including information leaflets, etc) relating to the clinical services and health services that we provide for patients and the public, and our range of regular publications include such topics as:
These are freely available from reception for existing patients. Alternatively, please contact: Carol Pritchard Pritchards Dental Practice 20 Union Street Oldham OL1 1BE Tel: 0161 678 7287
5. Complaints Policies, procedures and contacts for complaints : We have a practice complaints procedure, a copy of which is available from: Gwyn Pritchard Pritchards’ Dental Practice 20 Union Street Oldham OL1 1BE Tel: 0161 678 7287
6. Our policies and procedures : General policies and procedures in use within the practice. These include (but are not restricted to) data protection, prescribing and prescription, health and safety . Our policies are available in hardcopy and some are available on our website. If you would like a copy, please contact: Carol Pritchard Pritchards Dental Practice 20 Union Street Oldham OL1 1BE Tel: 0161 678 7287 7. This publication scheme : In this class we will publish any changes we make to this publication scheme, the criteria on which our information management policies are made and a referral point for all enquires regarding information management generally in the practice. We will also publish any proposed changes or additions to publications already available. Cost of Information For the most part, we will charge you only for hard copies or copying onto media (e.g. CD- ROM). Some information is available free, but for others there may be a charge. The charges will vary according to how information is made available. Charges are as follows a) Via our website – free of charge, although any charges for Internet Service provider and personal printing costs would have to be met by the individual. For those without Internet access, a single print-out as on the website would be available by post from: Gwynfor Pritchard, Pritchards' Family Dental Practice, 20 Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 1BE or by personal application at the Pritchards' Dental Practice. There will be a small charge for this to cover printing costs and postage. However, requests for multiple printouts, or for archived copies of documents which are no longer accessible or available on the web, may attract a charge for the retrieval, photocopy, postage etc. We will let you know the cost and charges that will have to be paid in advance. We will not provide printouts of other organisation’s websites. b) Leaflets and brochures – free of charge for leaflets or booklets on, for example, services we offer to the public. A guide is available in Class 4. c) E-mail will be free of charge unless it says otherwise. Email: reception@pritcharddental.co.uk The charges will be reviewed regularly. Part III: Useful Resources Websites: Our website: www.pritcharddental.co.uk Information Commissioner: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk Lord Chancellors Department: www.lcd.gov.uk NHS Freedom of Information: www.foi.nhs.uk Publications: NHS Openness Code: www.doh.gov.uk/nhsexec/codemain.htm www.doh.gov.uk/nhsexec/codeannx.htm FOI Act 2000 : www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000036.htm Code of Practice under Section 45 FOI Act 2000: www.lcd.gov.uk/foi/codepafunc.htm Code of Practice under Section 46 FOI Act 2000: www.lcd.gov.uk/foi/codemanrec.htm Copyright: Material available through this Publication Scheme is subject to the Dental Practice’s copyright unless otherwise indicated. Unless expressly indicated to the contrary, it may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium provided it is done so accurately in a manner which will not mislead. Where items are re-published or copied to others, you must identify the source and acknowledge copyright status. This permit does not extend to third party material, accessed through the scheme. For HMSO Guidance Notes see www.hmso.gov.uk/guides.htm.
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