Delivering the 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment Standard Output Report

CommunicationStakeholder GroupsIn considering the issues for Dental Specialties and suitable methodologies fortackling the risks identified, care was taken by the Task and Finish Group to link asclosely as possible with key stakeholders (both individuals and groups), including:• North of Scotland Strategic Planning Group has co-ordinated considerations inthe North and facilitated joint service planning, including the development ofcomprehensive action planning.• West of Scotland Dental Consortium• Chief Dental Officer’s Dental Lead Officers’ Meeting• Dental Stakeholders’ Group• Scottish Consultants’ Orthodontic Group• Scottish Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons’ GroupNational EventsThe Improvement and Support Team hosted a series of national Dental Specialties’events on behalf of the Task and Finish Group, in order to engage with the dentalcommunity. Each provided an important forum for considering delivery expectations,sharing best practice and different approaches, and considering how NHSScotlandmight collectively overcome key bottlenecks (e.g. information gathering) in creating acritical path for delivery.Half day visioning events and Masterclasses took place which built on previousvisioning work. These event allowed colleagues to share good practice andfacilitated networking opportunities and collaborative working. A national DentalSpecialities event was held on the 25 March 2010.Action Planning - NetworkingAll Boards should continue to find ways to continue to network, linking withstakeholders across primary and secondary care to debate and deliver timely Dentalservices for the benefit of the patient.Dental Specialties Task & Finish Group – January 2011 37