Freedom of Information Request: Dental Practices/Dental Care Services Providers

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Dear NHS Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group,

Dear Sirs,

We wish to seek the public disclosure of information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please confirm the Heads of Departments for each of the following categories?

• Dental Consumables (“E Class Code: IKB”);
• Dental Laboratory Consumables (“E Class Code: IRB”);
• Dental Implants (“E Class Code IKA);
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables (“E Class Code: GGB”);
• Dental Equipment (“E Class Code: IBB”); and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment (“E Class Code: ITL”).

Please confirm if the same person you have identified above is also responsible for the procurement of goods and services in each of the following categories?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Please indicate how decisions are made to procure goods and services in the following categories? Are they evaluated prior to being accepted? Would this be part of a clinical evaluation or clinical trial? Please provide the detail?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Please could you advise who is responsible for the cost of your Dental Practices/Dental Care Services Provider(s) in your setting? Is it the CCG or is it the NHS Acute Trust/NHS Foundation Trust/NHS Health and Care Service?

Please identify who the main decision maker/influencer is, in either of the settings stated above, for each of the following categories?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Please provide any reports you hold which include or illustrate your patient demographic and the most common treatments provided by your Dental Practices/Dental Care Services Provider(s), for your patient demographic?

Please list and confirm, as far as possible, what your average monthly usage is, for each product used, in each of the following categories?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Please confirm, what your total spend has been, during the last financial year (1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017), in each of the following categories?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Please provide a list of the suppliers that you currently purchase goods and services from in each of the following categories?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Are you intending to collaborate with another healthcare entity to procure your goods and services in the following categories for your Dental Practices/Dental Care Services Provider(s)?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Can you please provide information on your current supply route for the following categories (e.g. NHS Supply Chain also known as DHL, Direct from a Third-Party Distributor; or Direct from a Manufacturer)?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Do you currently have a contract in place for any of the following categories? If so when does each expire?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Can you provide information on how many delivery points you have for each of the following categories?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Can you provide information on how many locations you have that are holding stock in each of the following categories?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Can you provide information on what software platform you use for ordering goods and services in the following categories?

• Dental Consumables;
• Dental Laboratory Consumables;
• Dental Implants;
• Orthodontic Materials/Consumables
• Dental Equipment; and
• Dental Laboratory Equipment.

Please classify against the three bullet points below, which of those Dental Practices/Dental Care Service Provider(s), you are directly responsible for (within your setting/locality); what proportion provides:

• A service to NHS patients only?
• A service to both NHS and Private patients?
• A service to Private patients only?

Yours faithfully,

Jacob Valentine

DEWSBURY, Michael (NHS BIRMINGHAM SOUTH AND CENTRAL CCG), NHS Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Mr Valentine,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - SECTION 8 REQUEST

Thank you for your email dated 27 November. Your request is being managed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We aim to provide you with a response within 20 working days as per the statutory time limit, therefore you should receive a response by 27 December. However, this may take longer where certain exemptions apply or depending on the nature of your request. We will let you know in advance if we need more time to complete your request.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable, however if this is the case, we will let you know in advance.

Should you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us on the details below. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

For further information about the Freedom of Information Act, please visit www.ico.org.uk.

Kind regards,

FOI Team
NHS Solihull CCG
Email: [NHS Solihull CCG request email]
Tel: 0121 713 8940
NHS Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group • Friars Gate • 1011 Stratford Road • Shirley • Solihull • B90 4BN
www.solihullccg.nhs.uk

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DEWSBURY, Michael (NHS BIRMINGHAM SOUTH AND CENTRAL CCG), NHS Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Mr Valentine,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – SECTION 8 REQUEST 

 

Thank you for your request for information dated 27 November. Your request
has been managed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

 

 

You requested the following information under section 8 of the Act:

 

Please confirm the Heads of Departments for each of the following
categories?

 

•             Dental Consumables (“E Class Code: IKB”);

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables (“E Class Code: IRB”);

•             Dental Implants (“E Class Code IKA);

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables (“E Class Code: GGB”);

•             Dental Equipment (“E Class Code: IBB”); and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment (“E Class Code: ITL”).

 

Please confirm if the same person you have identified above is also
responsible for the procurement of goods and services in each of the
following categories?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Please indicate how decisions are made to procure goods and services in
the following categories? Are they evaluated prior to being accepted?
Would this be part of a clinical evaluation or clinical trial? Please
provide the detail?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Please could you advise who is responsible for the cost of your Dental
Practices/Dental Care Services Provider(s) in your setting? Is it the CCG
or is it the NHS Acute Trust/NHS Foundation Trust/NHS Health and Care
Service?

 

Please identify who the main decision maker/influencer is, in either of
the settings stated above, for each of the following categories?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Please provide any reports you hold which include or illustrate your
patient demographic and the most common treatments provided by your Dental
Practices/Dental Care Services Provider(s), for your patient demographic?

 

Please list and confirm, as far as possible, what your average monthly
usage is, for each product used, in each of the following categories?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Please confirm, what your total spend has been, during the last financial
year (1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017), in each of the following
categories?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Please provide a list of the suppliers that you currently purchase goods
and services from in each of the following categories?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Are you intending to collaborate with another healthcare entity to procure
your goods and services in the following categories for your Dental
Practices/Dental Care Services Provider(s)?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Can you please provide information on your current supply route for the
following categories (e.g. NHS Supply Chain also known as DHL, Direct from
a Third-Party Distributor; or Direct from a Manufacturer)?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Do you currently have a contract in place for any of the following
categories? If so when does each expire?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Can you provide information on how many delivery points you have for each
of the following categories?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Can you provide information on how many locations you have that are
holding stock in each of the following categories?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Can you provide information on what software platform you use for ordering
goods and services in the following categories?

 

•             Dental Consumables;

•             Dental Laboratory Consumables;

•             Dental Implants;

•             Orthodontic Materials/Consumables

•             Dental Equipment; and

•             Dental Laboratory Equipment.

 

Please classify against the three bullet points below, which of those
Dental Practices/Dental Care Service Provider(s), you are directly
responsible for (within your setting/locality); what proportion provides:

 

•             A service to NHS patients only?

•             A service to both NHS and Private patients?

•             A service to Private patients only?

 

 

Our response to your request is:

 

Solihull CCG does not commission dental services.   The CCG has no dental
staff, and has no information in the areas you have requested.   Dental
services are commissioned by NHS England.  For more information, please
see: [1]https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning...
Please note that, although NHS England is the commissioner, it is unlikely
to hold this granularity of service information.  We would suggest that
you contact Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust via
[2]http://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/contact/; BCHC manages Birmingham
Dental Hospital.

 

 

If you have any queries or concerns or are dissatisfied with the service
you have received in relation to your request, please do not hesitate to
contact me. If you wish to make request a review of the decision, you
should write to the: Governance Manager via email at
[NHS Solihull CCG request email] in the first instance. 

 

If you remain unsatisfied with the outcome of your review and wish to make
a formal compliant please address this to the Complaints Team at Friars
Gate using the above address - Email: [email address]

 

In addition if you are not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint or
review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have
exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the CCG. 

 

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: 

Information Commissioner's Office, 

Wycliffe House, 

Water Lane, 

Wilmslow, 

Cheshire, 

SK9 5AF  Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 - www.ico.gov.uk    

 

Kind regards,

 

 

FOI Team

NHS Solihull CCG Email: [NHS Solihull CCG request email]

 

Tel: 0121 713 8940

 

NHS Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group • Friars Gate • 1011 Stratford
Road • Shirley • Solihull • B90 4BN www.solihullccg.nhs.uk

 

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