UDA payment rates are not however, uniform across the country with evidence submitted by the British Dental Association suggesting, for example, that the average UDA rate in North East London ICB is more than £7 greater than the average rate in Lincolnshire ICB.76 Government took the decision in 2022 to introduce a minimum UDA value of £23, with NHSE telling us that this decision did lead to some “slight improvements in activity”.77 As part of the dental recovery plan, NHSE and DHSC agreed to...

UDA payment rates are not however, uniform across the country with evidence submitted by the British Dental Association suggesting, for example, that the average UDA rate in North East London ICB is more than £7 greater than the average rate in Lincolnshire ICB.76 Government took the decision in 2022 to introduce a minimum UDA value of £23, with NHSE telling us that this decision did lead to some “slight improvements in activity”.77 As part of the dental recovery plan, NHSE and DHSC agreed to push this minimum value up to £28, leading to 876 individual contracts being uplifted to this new minimum rate. This was a ministerial decision rather t Type: conclusion | Number: 26 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 5.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. 5.2 The government is conducting analysis on the ‘actual costs’ of providing dental care and engaging with the BDA on this work, which the government expects will be published in due course. 5.3 The g