OCCG Weekly Bulletin
Wednesday 9 September 2015
Included in this bulletin:
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PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING DENTAL CONDITIONS
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Annual Public Meeting
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Winter Campaign 2015-2016
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Elective Care Scheme (ECIS)
Information for Practices
PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING DENTAL CONDITIONS:
Dr Andrew Burnett, Urgent Care Lead and SE Locality Clinical Director for OCCG reports that at a
recent CCG dental review meeting the Public Health Dentistry Lead and the Local Dental
Committee Operational Lead agreed that GPs should not be prescribing antibiotics for dental
conditions.
Patients should be able to contact a dentist within 12 hours. There are 10 dental practices across
Oxfordshire contracted to provide emergency care and emergency dental clinics are available into
the evenings and at weekends, contactable through 111.
Action for practices:
 Brief GPs and practice nurses to ensure that they do not prescribe antibiotics for dental
patients but encourage them to contact their own dentist or an emergency dentist via 111.
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Brief reception staff to advise patients who volunteer that they have a dental problem to
redirect them to their own dentist or an emergency dentist via 111.
Annual Public Meeting:
You are invited to the Annual Public Meeting 2015 of Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning
Group. The meeting will take place on Thursday 24 September 2015 from 6.00 to 7.30pm at
Jubilee House, 5510 John Smith Drive, Oxford Business Park South, Oxford, OX4 2LH. The
meeting will include a review of the year, information on how we are improving mental
health services and how we are supporting the development of GP Federations in
Oxfordshire. This will be followed by a question and answer session.
Light refreshments will be available from 5.30pm.
Please RSVP, so we can organise refreshments: Tel: 01865 334652, email
cscsu.talkinghealth@nhs.net or write to Jubilee House, 5510 John Smith Drive, Oxford
Business Park South, Oxford, OX4 2LH
Winter Campaign 2015-2016:
Winter is coming and staff at OCCG are gearing up for the annual winter communications
campaign. As part of this, members of the CSU Communications and Engagement team will
be attending Oxford Brookes and the University of Oxford Fresher’s Fairs with a new leaflet
to signpost people to the right NHS service and enable them to get the best advice quickest.
The leaflet aims to reduce pressure on A&E and GP services, freeing staff up to help those
who need it most. The leaflet highlights the range of NHS services and advice available in
Oxfordshire. Please click here to view the leaflet. A small number of leaflets will be sent to
GP practices next week. To order more, email CSCSU.oxonengagement@nhs.net
Clinical Policies & Procedures
Elective Care Scheme (ECIS):
Practices have previously received information about the Elective Care Incentive Scheme via locality
meetings, and many have signed up. The Elective Care Scheme (ECIS) is a voluntary scheme for practices
within localities to work together to pilot innovative ideas within primary care which results in an
alternative to referral to secondary care. These schemes will enhance care in primary care and cover
mainly planned care referrals to acute hospital settings. Practices will receive a £1,000 ‘start up’ payment
per scheme they sign up to (to a maximum of 3), and will receive a share of the savings made in reductions
to secondary care for the relevant specialism at the end of financial years 2015-16 and 2016-17. Please click
here to view the ECIS overview document and click here for an application form and frequently asked
questions.
If you have any queries please contact Terry Georgeson Assistant Project Manager, OCCG –
Terry.Georgeson@oxfordshireccg.nhs.uk
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