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NHS dental contract calculators for practices & performers

Model urgent care, unscheduled care, and associate care packages in your browser—free, educational, and independent. For digital consent and audit-ready workflows, teams use SmileConsent.

Contract-linked
Urgent care targets
Tied to annual contract value
Three calculators
Live figures
Updates as you change inputs
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Unscheduled care calculator

Model performer UDAs and associate pay for the unscheduled care value plus appointment value.

Performer UDAs
2.50
Associate pay
£31.25
Total value (£)
£75.00

Worked example

Practice rate: £30.00 per UDA. Associate rate: £12.50 per UDA. Unscheduled care value: £60.00. Appointment value: £15.00. Performer UDAs: 2.50. Associate pay: £31.25.

Key change

Mandatory urgent care activity

Contracts may require a set level of urgent Band 1 activity as unscheduled care each year.

Key change

Linked to contract value

Annual targets tie to contract value—routine planning and capacity need to reflect the split.

Key change

Care package clarity

Transparent UDA and value splits help practices and associates stay aligned.

What dentists need to know

Urgent targets affect planning

Ringfenced urgent activity can change the balance between routine and urgent access across the year.

UDA impact can be modelled

Simple estimates help teams see nominal UDA value and how urgent activity uses capacity.

Associate transparency

Clear care-package maths reduces confusion on credited UDAs and retained practice income.

Educational content only—not legal or contractual advice. Confirm figures against Compass, commissioner communications, and published guidance.

Mandated urgent care calculator

Estimate targets and UDA impact. Urgent CoT target uses contract value ÷ £10k × 11; adjust inputs to match your scenario.

Default £75 for urgent care conversion.

Nominal UDA value
£33.33
Urgent CoT target
110.00
Rounded requirement: 110 CoTs
Urgent care value
£8,250.00
Urgent care UDAs discharged
247.50
Routine UDAs remaining
2,752.50
Routine funding remaining
£91,750.00
Urgent share of contract
8.25%

Associate care package calculator

Model credited UDAs, associate package value, and implied practice retention.

UDAs credited
8.00
Associate value of care package
£100.80

Worked example

Practice rate: £34.00 per UDA. Associate rate: £12.60 per UDA. Care package value: £272.00. Credited UDAs: 8.00. Associate package value: £100.80.

Contract questions & answers

Practical pointers for practices and associates.

What is changing in the new contract approach?

A stronger focus on mandated urgent care within NHS contracts, so part of delivery may be ringfenced for urgent access.

How might urgent requirements affect routine delivery?

If more value goes to urgent activity, routine UDA capacity may shrink—planning and scheduling matter more.

Does this change total contract value?

Often the overall value is similar, but the mix between urgent and routine can shift.

Why calculate early?

Early modelling helps forecast displacement, pressures, and staffing before the year runs away.

Why care-package transparency?

Clear numbers reduce disputes on credited UDAs, associate pay, and practice retention.

Should owners and associates both review?

Yes—owners need the contract view; associates need clarity on packages and urgent-care effects.

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