2016 No. 153

National Health Service, England And Wales

The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2016

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 153(2) and (5) and 195(1) and (2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 20031.

In accordance with section 195(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers2.

Citation, commencement, application and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2016 and come into force on 1st April 2016.

2

These Regulations apply to England and Wales.

3

In these Regulations, “principal Regulations” means the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 20153.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations2

In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (amount of NHS charges), for the table in that Schedule, substitute the following table—

(1)

(2)

Ambulance services

£

(3)

Out-patient

£

(4)

In-patient

£

(5)

Maximum

£

29th January 2007

159

505

620

37,100

1st April 2008

165

547

672

40,179

1st April 2009

171

566

695

41,545

1st April 2010

177

585

719

42,999

1st April 2011

181

600

737

44,056

1st April 2012

185

615

755

45,153

1st April 2013

189

627

770

46,046

1st April 2014

192

637

783

46,831

1st April 2015

195

647

796

47,569

1st April 2016

201

665

817

48,849

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

PriorParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department of Health
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2015 (“the principal Regulations”) which make provision about the charges payable under the scheme for the recovery of NHS charges in cases where an injured person who receives a compensation payment in respect of their injury has received NHS hospital treatment or ambulance services.

Amendments made to the principal Regulations by regulation 2, in inserting a substitute table in Schedule 1, increase the charges in respect of injuries which occur on or after 1st April 2016. Where the injured person is provided with NHS ambulance services, the charge is increased from £195 to £201. Where the injured person receives NHS treatment, but is not admitted to hospital, the charge is increased from £647 to £665. The daily charge for NHS in-patient treatment is increased from £796 to £817. The maximum charge in respect of an injury is increased from £47,569 to £48,849.

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations as a negligible impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.