The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2003

Increase of amount of charges

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

(2) In each place that it occurs in each of the following regulations, for “£6.20” there is substituted “£6.30”—

(a) regulation 3(1)(a) and (b) and (4) (charges for the supply of drugs and appliances by chemists);

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

(c) regulation 5(1)(a) and (d) and (5) (charges for the supply of drugs and appliances by NHS trusts and Primary Care Trusts);

(d) regulation 6(1)(a) and (b) and (4) (charges for the supply of drugs and appliances at Walk-in Centres); and

(e) regulation 6A(1) (charge for the supply of drugs under Patient Group Directions).

(3) In each place that it occurs in each of the following regulations, for “£12.40” there is substituted “£12.60”—

(a) regulation 3(1)(a) (charge for the supply of a pair of elastic hosiery by chemists);

(b) regulation 4(1)(a) (charge for the supply of a pair of elastic hosiery by doctors);

(c) regulation 5(1)(a) and (c) (charge for the supply of a pair of elastic hosiery or tights by NHS trusts and Primary Care Trusts); and

(d) regulation 6(1)(a) (charge for the supply of a pair of elastic hosiery at Walk-in Centres).

(4) In regulation 9 (pre-payment certificates), in paragraph (5)—

(a) for “£32.40” there is substituted “£32.90”; and

(b) for “£89.00” there is substituted “£90.40”.

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

(a) for “£20.90” there is substituted “£21.20”;

(b) for “£31.50” there is substituted “£32.00”;

(c) for “£51.50” there is substituted “£52.30”;

(d) for “£135.90” there is substituted “£138.00”; and

(e) for “£198.60” there is substituted “£201.70”.