1997 No. 559
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1997
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 77 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 19771 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.
2
In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 19892.
Amendment of amounts specified in the principal Regulations2
For each amount specified in column (3) of the Schedule to these Regulations, where it appears in the provision of the principal Regulations specified in relation to it in column (1)(the subject matter of which is indicated in column (2)), there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column (4).
Transitional provisions3
Where, on or after 1st April 1997—
a
any appliance specified in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations is supplied pursuant to an order given before that date; or
b
any pre-payment certificate is granted under regulation 8 of the principal Regulations pursuant to an application under that regulation which was received before that date,
the principal Regulations shall have effect in relation to that supply or, as the case may be, that grant as if regulation 2 of these Regulations had not come into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
SCHEDULEAMOUNTS SUBSTITUTED IN THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
Provision in the principal Regulations | Subject matter | Old amount | New amount |
Regulation 3– | Supply of drugs and appliances by chemists– | ||
paragraph (1)(a) | charge for elastic hosiery– | ||
per item | £5.50 | £5.65 | |
per pair | £11.00 | £11.30 | |
paragraph (1)(c) | charge for drugs, and for appliances not specified in paragraph 1(a) | £5.50 | £5.65 |
paragraph (3) | charge for drugs supplied by instalments | £5.50 | £5.65 |
Regulation 4– | Supply of drugs and appliances by doctors– | ||
paragraph 1(a) | charge for elastic hosiery– | ||
per item | £5.50 | £5.65 | |
per pair | £11.00 | £11.30 | |
paragraph 1(b) | charge for drugs, and for appliances not specified in paragraph 1(a) | £5.50 | £5.65 |
paragraph (3) | charge for drugs supplied by instalments | £5.50 | £5.65 |
Regulation 5– | Supply of drugs and appliances to out-patients by Health Authorities and NHS trusts– | ||
paragraph (1)(a) | charge for elastic hosiery– | ||
per item | £5.50 | £5.65 | |
per pair | £11.00 | £11.30 | |
paragraph (1)(c) | charge for tights | £11.00 | £11.30 |
paragraph (1)(d) | charge for drugs and for appliances not specified in paragraph 1(a) or (c), or in Schedule 1 | £5.50 | £5.65 |
paragraph (3) | charge for drugs supplied by instalments | £5.50 | £5.65 |
Regulation 8(5) | Pre-payment certificate for– | ||
4 months | £28.50 | £29.30 | |
12 months | £78.40 | £80.50 | |
Schedule 1– | Charges for fabric supports and wigs– | ||
surgical brassiere | £19.25 | £19.75 | |
abdominal or spinal support | £28.30 | £29.05 | |
stock modacrylic wig | £46.00 | £47.00 | |
partial human hair wig | £120.00 | £123.00 | |
full bespoke human hair wig | £175.00 | £179.50 |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)