Timely making sure people are kept updated on a regular basis – Two-way we will listen and respond accordingly, letting people know the – outcome of the project. Initial project plan The project will run for a period of 18 months from 01 July 2017 to December 2018. The success of the project in improving access and extending recall intervals for people with good oral health will determine if the project will be extended nationally. The delivery plan is shown in detail in a GANNT chart in an Excel spreadsheet. This is structured under the same headings as section 2.6, approach”: “Project Project initiation Research Design Governance and oversight Intervention 1 data – Intervention 2 engagement with the dental profession and NHS / STP – partners Intervention 3 engagement with the public and – patient targeted communications Intervention 4 contract management, CQC inspection and other – interventions Monitoring and Evaluation The schedule of delivery GANNT chart will be regularly updated to monitor progress Assumptions, dependencies and constraints Assumptions Underpinning the two main of activity are the following assumptions: That the publishing of benchmark data on recall and re-attendance intervals at practice level will encourage practitioners to increase intervals for orally healthy adults in line with NICE guidance. That better-informed patients will be empowered to ask their dentist about the clinical decision making behind their recall intervals and feel engaged in this discussion. There is an assumption that patients will feel able to question a dentist who routinely recommends 6 monthly check-ups when their oral health is good. This is likely to be variable. Dependencies The detailed schedule of tasks and project GANNT chart manage the key dependencies. In a simple project of this kind the dependencies are largely A key early dependency is agreeing the exact content of recall data that will be sent to all dental practices, how it is presented and distributed early work on this – is being done by NHSE but this needs to be agreed at the October 2017 project board meeting to enable the pilot phase to begin. Whilst there is agreement in
Timely – making sure people are kept updated on a regular basis Two-way – we will listen and respond accordingly, letting people know the outcome of the project. Initial project plan The project will run for a period of 18 months from 01 July 2017 to December 2018. The success of the project in improving access and extending recall intervals for people with good oral health will determine if the project will be extended nationally. The delivery plan is shown in detail in a GANNT chart in an Excel spreadsheet. This is structured under the same headings as section 2.6, “Project approach”: Project initiation Research Design Governance and oversight Intervention 1 – data Intervention 2 – engagement with the dental profession and NHS / STP partners Intervention 3 – engagement with the public and patient targeted communications Intervention 4 – contract management, CQC inspection and other interventions Monitoring and Evaluation The schedule of delivery GANNT chart will be regularly updated to monitor progress Assumptions, dependencies and constraints Assumptions Underpinning the two main of activity are the following assumptions: That the publishing of benchmark data on recall and re-attendance intervals at practice level will encourage practitioners to increase intervals for orally healthy adults in line with NICE guidance. That better-informed patients will be empowered to ask their dentist about the clinical decision making behind their recall intervals and feel engaged in this discussion. There is an assumption that patients will feel able to question a dentist who routinely recommends 6 monthly check-ups when their oral health is good. This is likely to be variable. Dependencies The detailed schedule of tasks and project GANNT chart manage the key dependencies. In a simple project of this kind the dependencies are largely A key early dependency is agreeing the exact content of recall data that will be sent to all dental practices, how it is presented and distributed – early work on this is being done by NHSE but this needs to be agreed at the October 2017 project board meeting to enable the pilot phase to begin. Whilst there is agreement in
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