What is Sedation Practice Allowance?
This allowance was created to remunerate dentists for carrying out conscious sedation treatments for anxious patients. Practices offering this service are subject to a sedation practice inspection and must work to agreed standards and conditions.
How do I claim for Sedation Practice Allowance?
You can download the GP223 claim form or request it from your local
NHS Board.
For full details on the qualifying criteria, see below:
| Form |
Paid |
Payment Duration |
Maximum payment |
| GP223 |
Annually |
Not applicable |
Relative analgesia £3000.00 per year; intravenous sedation £2000.00 per year |
Criteria:
1) Practice undertook in the year prior to the claim at least 40 sedation
treatments, of which at least 30 must be intravenous;
2) practice has been satisfactorily inspected within the 3 years prior to the claim;
3) only one allowance is payable. If both treatments used, £3000.00 is payable if
at least 20 relative analgesic treatments are carried out, and £2000.00 is
payable if less than 20 relative analgesic treatments are carried out; and
4) claim must be submitted to Practitioner Services by the end of the financial year you are making the claim in, for example by 31 March. |
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