Software of Excellence Blog

EXACT Release: August 2025

Published: 05 September 2025

This month’s release brings a range of updates and important fixes to EXACT. From a new dashboard icon for improved access functionality to resolving issues with appointment booking and calendar connections, these updates are designed to make your daily workflow easier and more reliable.

For NHS practices, updates have been implemented in line with CCN77 and CCN79, including new dataset categories, service adjustments. These changes are all designed to keep your system accurate, reliable, and aligned with the latest requirements.

Read on to learn more.

Improvements

Updates and changes:

🖥️ A new Dashboard icon has been added to the workspace, along with a dashboard menu option under the File menu. Selecting either of these options will bring the dashboard screen to the front of EXACT.

Bug Fixes

Issue resolutions and bug fixes:

🐜 An issue with the Short Notice List incorrectly sending a GAP GONE SMS text message when an appointment was booked from the room column of the appointment book has been resolved.

🐜 Resolved a bug causing the Doctor’s information to be unsaved for new patients.

🐜 Fixed an issue where appointments starting or finishing at 12 PM caused the iCal (digital calendar connection) to create an incorrect time in patients’ calendars.

NHS

Updates and bug fixes for NHS functionality:

🐜 A bug changing adjustments to NHS-allocated payments to Private has been resolved. This also affected the Receipt Analysis Report to display incorrect information.

Changes implemented for NHS England, Wales & Isle of Man to align with CCN77 and CCN79 include;

✅ Orthodontic date format now uses the date of referral (datref) and date of fitting (datfit), instead of claim codes dates – according to CCN79.

✅ Five new dataset categories have been added;

➕ bSoftTissueSurgery

➕bNonLabMadeApplianceOrSplint

➕ bLabMadeSplint

➕ wCrownRefixWithPostCoreRetention

➕ bObturator

✅ Three new services have been added;

➕ SPLINT-CHAIR - Non-Laboratory Made Appliance/Splint

➕ SPLINT-LAB - Laboratory Made Splint

➕ REF-POSTCORECRN - Crown Refix with Post/Core Retention