What do I need to hand to set up NHS submissions?
Having the following information to hand during the on-boarding process will aid us in getting NHS submissions set up quickly for you. If you do not have the following information please get in touch with NHS before hand to ensure you have all the information ready to go.
You will need:
Site ID - This 6 digit number should be obtained when you first move to dentally and register as a new site.
Location ID - This refers to the physical location of your practice. It should be entered as a 6 digit number. If the number that appears on Compass is shorter, add 0’s to the front of it until it is 6 digits long eg. 1234 becomes 001234.
NHS username - This is usually a long number which contains a date, eg. if you registered a new site in 1st April 2016 then the username would start "20160401"
NHS password - This is provided alongside the NHS password when you register the site. Please note it is randomly generated and not something you would have used before.
Contract numbers for each of the contracts you wish to claim under (random 10 digit number).
Performer numbers & performer pins for each NHS practitioner.
Setting up my practice for NHS Submissions
The first step is to ensure NHS is enabled in your practice settings this can be done in the Practice Settings > NHS tab
Ensure you have selected the correct country.
Go to New NHS Contract and set the site ID and location number along with your contract details.
A contract’s target, start & end date are for your own reference and can be added at a later date if currently unknown.
Next head to the user's section of your settings, Settings > Users
Here you can decide which users can submit claims under your NHS account.
Click edit and in the Security section, set ‘Can Submit NHS claims’ to Yes.
Finally, double check that your practitioners have a performer number and performer PIN set.
This is normally done when the practitioner was created but if they are ever issued a new PIN, it can be entered by clicking edit on the practitioner and entering the new PIN. These numbers are assigned to the performer when they first register with the NHS. It is not linked to the practice and each practitioner should know their own details.
All these details can be found within Compass, if you have trouble finding what you are looking for please use the NHS Dental services Ask us website or call their help desk on 0300 330 1348 or 0191 279 0572
Essential Compass set up
It is important to know that you MUST complete the set-up of your WebEDI on Compass before you can add your NHS details to Dentally. Without a new NJ Technologies contract on Compass, the NHS will NOT accept your claims via Dentally!
You will need to go to Wed EDI account update and choose Web EDI account details. Here you can fill out all your NHS details ensuring you set the software provider to NJ technologies 👇
For further information and support on creating this you can head over to this NHS provided document, alternatively, you can contact EDI support on: edisupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk