Dentists are being promised cuts in their inspection fees. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has unveiled plans to move to ‘full chargeable cost recovery’ from next April to reduce its reliance on Government funds.
As a result, fees will be frozen in 2016-17 and will fall in the following financial year under a consultation launched on 2 November
The proposed fees for single location dentists – which will be frozen until 2019-20 are:
- One chair – £600 (2015-16), £600 (2016-17), then £510 (2017-18)
- Two chairs – £750 falling to £638
- Three chairs – £850 falling to £723
- Four chairs – £950 falling to £808
- Five and six chairs – £1,100 falling to £935
- More than six chairs – £1,300 falling to £1,105.
Meanwhile, for multiple location dentists, the proposed new fees are:
- Two locations – £1,600 (2015-16), £1,600 (2016-17), then £1,360 (2017-18)
- Three locations – £2,400 falling to £2,040
- Four locations – £3,200 falling to £2,720
- Five locations – £4,000 falling to £3,400
- Six to 10 locations – £4,800 falling to £4,080
- 11 to 40 locations – £10,000 falling to £8,500
- 41 to 99 locations – £30,000 falling to £25,500
- More than 99 locations – £60,000 falling to £51,000.
Source: www.dentistry.co.uk