Regulator to reduce fees for dentists
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- Published: Friday, 06 November 2015 08:27
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The regulator is the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which has issued a consultation paper in relation to fees in 2016/17 and beyond. For many providers, including GPs, this means large increases to achieve ‘full chargeable cost recovery’. For dentists, however, this is likely to mean no increase in 2016/17 and a reduction to in 2017/18.
As the fees are out for consultation no final decisions have been made for dentists. But GDPUK understands that for a single location dentist, with 1 chair in the practice, who now pays £600 and there could be a drop to £510. And for a single location dentist with two chairs in the practice) which now pays £750, there could be a drop to £638.
For GPs, in single-handed practice with 5,001 up to 10,000 registered patients, £725 this year, £2,574 in 2016/17 and £4,839 in 2017/18. Although more gradual increments are proposed over a four year period.
David Behan, Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission, said: "We are required to move to full cost recovery and are consulting on how we do this. We recognise the financial pressures faced by many providers, and do not underestimate the impact of any changes to their fees. We developed our proposals with an expert panel; including representatives from the providers we regulate.”
The consultation paper sets out proposals in relation to fees for 2016/17. The CQC says it knows that providers also want clarity about their intention for fee increases over future years. The paper therefore sets out proposals for the pace at which they can achieve ‘full chargeable cost recovery’. The CQC also set out our proposals for the dental sector.
The two options for the timetable to move to a position where CQC recovers full chargeable costs are:
• Option 1 – recovery over two years between 2016-2018
• Option 2 – recovery over four years between 2016-2020
The consultation can be found at:
http://www.cqc.org.uk/content/health-and-social-care-fees-consultation
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