Oral surgery schematic guidelines - NHS Cumbria

Within this pack each provider is assigned a page where there is a description of theservices offered and the clinical conditions for which they will accept referrals. It should benoted that, as this is a developing new service, reference should be made to the providerspecific pages in this referral pack before making the referral. The referral pathways andprocesses in this pack will become operational from 1 November 2011.From this date there is a change to the current system and referrals should be sentdirectly to the address specified on the referral form.The Oral Surgery Clinical Network will continue to monitor and review the care pathway,referral guidelines, the documentation and the referral processResponsibilities of Referring DentistsThe referring dentist should:-assess any potential referral to these services using the guidelines provided anddetermine the most appropriate provider.discuss the referral with the patient – the patient information leaflet may helpanswer questionscomplete the referral proforma providing appropriate clinical information to supportthe referral and send direct to the chosen provider.submit an FP17 for the NHS Course of Treatment which includes the referredactivity. The responsibility for ongoing patient care remains with the referringdentist throughout this process and therefore the banding of that Course ofTreatment should be based on all the primary dental services activity carried outwithin that Course irrespective of the provider and the appropriate band chargemade to the patient.Responsibilities of Service ProvidersThe service provider should:-accept the referral direct from the service provider.for the MOS Service, offer the patient an appointment within 4 weeksfor all services, ensure compliance with the 18 week Referral to Treatment pathwayundertake the clinical procedure or refer to another provider within the network ifappropriatecomplete admin, accounting and discharge process, including completion of FP17for MOS providers.provide appropriate communication to referring GDPnot offer private treatment to patients referred for NHS Oral Surgery Servicesthrough this referral process.4