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Amendment of the Charges Regulations

2.—(1) The Charges Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In each of the following provisions, for “£8.60”, at each place that it occurs, substitute “£8.80”—

(a)regulation 3(1)(a), (b) and (c), (2)(a), (b) and (c) and (7) (supply of drugs and appliances by chemists);

(b)regulation 4(1)(a), (b) and (c) and (4) (supply of drugs and appliances by doctors);

(c)regulation 5(1)(a), (b) and (c) (out of hours supply of drugs and appliances by providers of out of hours services);

(d)regulation 6(1)(a), (d) and (e) (supply of drugs and appliances by NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts);

(e)regulation 7(1)(a), (b) and (c) and (5) (supply of drugs and appliances at walk-in centres);

(f)regulation 8(1) (supply of drugs under Patient Group Directions); and

(g)regulation 9(1)(a), (d) and (e) and (8) (supply of drugs and appliances by other providers of NHS services).

(3) In each of the following provisions, for “£17.20”, at each place that it occurs, substitute “£17.60”—

(a)regulation 3(1)(a) and (2)(a) (supply of drugs and appliances by chemists);

(b)regulation 4(1)(a) (supply of drugs and appliances by doctors);

(c)regulation 5(1)(a) (out of hours supply of drugs and appliances by providers of out of hours services);

(d)regulation 6(1)(a) and (c) (supply of drugs and appliances by NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts);

(e)regulation 7(1)(a) (supply of drugs and appliances at walk-in centres); and

(f)regulation 9(1)(a) and (b) (supply of drugs and appliances by other providers of NHS services).

(4) In column (2) of Schedule 1 (charges for fabric supports and wigs)—

(a)for “£28.40” substitute “£28.85”;

(b)for “£42.95” substitute “£43.60”;

(c)for “£70.15” substitute “£71.25”;

(d)for “£185.80” substitute “£188.70”; and

(e)for “£271.70” substitute “£275.95”.