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File:The National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (SSI 2003-158).pdf
In Scotland and Northern Ireland, the system works differently and relies upon a mix of capitation payments alongside Item of Service charges. An examination in Scotland is free of charge to the patient, but pays the dentist £8.10. For most other items of treatment, the patient charge is set at 80% of the total fee. [32]
The 1952 Act extended prescription charges issued by hospital out-patient departments; enacted further dental charges; enacted charges for hospital appliances and allowed local authorities to charge for the use of day nurseries. [3] People who received national assistance and their dependents were able to reclaim the cost of the prescription.
The NHS in Scotland does have some services provided by the NHS in England – such as NHS Business Services Authority, which processes the payment of dental, optical and pharmacy vouchers and negotiates with pharmaceutical suppliers to negotiate prices per-item down. The costs for the medicines consumed is borne by the health board that ...
The Welsh National Assembly’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee published an inquiry into the system (which is not identical to the systems in the rest of the UK) in May 2019. They felt that there was a disincentive for dentists to take on patients who need extensive dental treatment. [4]
The Scottish Dental Practice Board was created on 1 April 1989. It was previously called the Scottish Dental Estimates Board. It is statutorily responsible for the fees (but not allowances) authorised to dentists by Practitioner Services. [1] A computerised payments system is operated for the board by NHS National Services Scotland. It also ...
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Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, provided without charge for residents of the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care. [4] In England, NHS patients have to pay prescription charges; some, such as those aged over 60, or those on certain state benefits, are exempt. [5]