The aim of the Paediatric Dentistry Managed Clinical Network is to ensure the highest standard of appropriate oral care for all children throughout the South West region. This is an exciting opportunity to play an integral role providing dental clinical leadership to support NHS England – South West’s Dental Collaborative Commissioning HububHub. The MCN Chair will be linked via the Local Dental Network Chair, into the Regional Chief Dental Office.

The role of the MCN is to ensure high quality patient care in an equitable manner across the region. Find out more here. (click on the link to take you to all other MCNs)

It will be the responsibility of the MCN Chair to oversee the Paediatric Dentistry Clinical Network in line with the Terms of Reference published by NHS England. The network involves clinicians from all aspects of dentistry who have successfully applied and been appointed to the Network.  Ultimately, the role of the MCNs, through the leadership of the Chairs, will be to ensure high quality patient care in an equitable manner across the region.   Key personal qualities of the postholders will include:

• To foster and create a culture of clinical engagement across the MCN to continuously improve services
• Establish effective collaborative working to ensure the Network meets local and national priorities and action plans
• Maintain the engagement of all members of the MCN in developing and implementing evidence-based pathways
• Agree a yearly work plan, objectives and time frames with NHS England – South West Regional Chief Dental Office and Local Dental Network core group
• Interface with the LDN to contribute to local planning and prioritisation and understand the wider local priorities and action plans. To agree objectives and report on progress.
• Receive and consider information on clinical needs assessments, service delivery, quality, treatment outcomes, cost-effectiveness and equity of access data, in order to advise NHS England, Workforce, Training and Education, Public Health England (PHE) and Local Professional Network (LDN) leads.
• Contribute to the development and subsequent implementation of strategies that will improve service care provision.
• Contribute to the development of referral management systems.
• Support the implementation of evidence-based pathways of the best and most cost-effective patient care across all sectors of service provision (i.e. primary, secondary, and tertiary care).
• Communicate freely with other regional MCN’s to either adopt or adapt relevant systems and approaches that may be of benefit to the local population.
• Ensure there is a mechanism for patients’ and carers views on their local clinical services to be expressed and heard.
• Advise on criteria to improve quality, value, and treatment outcomes.
• Contribute to an appraisal system for providers in collaboration with the South West Workforce, Training and Education and other appropriate bodies.
• Communicate with and about general dental and primary care practitioners or contracted providers to identify where performance could be improved in the delivery of what is expected within primary care to guide commissioners.
• Advise on areas where further education would be beneficial and, communicate this to Workforce, Training and Education.
• Report and share the activities and effect of the Paediatric Dentistry Managed Clinical Network, to support LDNs and CCH meet the needs of the local population, in a role that is integral to the NHS England commissioning process.

 Core Membership

• Clinical Chair: Daniella Bailey, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry UHB
• Dental Network Manager: Joanne Purvis
• Regional clinical Leads
• Health Education England
• Primary Care Commissioner
• Consultants in Dental Public Health
• Local Dental Network chair
• Primary Care Representatives
• Dental nursing representative
• Dental Therapy Representative
• Academic Representative
• Consultant Anaesthetist
• Surgery in Children Network Manager
• Head of stakeholder engagement

Meetings:

• Meetings are held approximately every three months
• Annual AGM
• Study days and educational CPD with accredited content will also be scheduled on an annual basis

For all Paediatric Dentistry MCN queries you can contact:

Paediatric MCN Clinical Chair

Daniella Bailey, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry UHB

Email: england.sw.paediatricdentmcn@nhs.net

Dental Network Manager

Joanne Purvis

Email: joanne.purvis2@nhs.net