2000 No. 595
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service Trusts and Primary Care Trusts (Pharmaceutical Services Remuneration—Special Arrangement) Order 2000

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 103(3) 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, interpretation and extent1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts and Primary Care Trusts (Pharmaceutical Services Remuneration—Special Arrangement) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

(2)

In this Order–

“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977,

“relevant Health Authority” in relation to an NHS Trust means the Health Authority who is the main commissioner of services provided by that NHS Trust and in relation to a Primary Care Trust means the Health Authority in whose area the area of that Primary Care Trust falls.

(3)

This Order extends only to England.

Payments in respect of pharmaceutical services2.

(1)

Where pharmaceutical services consisting of the supply of drugs, medicines or listed appliances are ordered by a medical practitioner or a dental practitioner–

(a)

in pursuance of the functions of an NHS Trust, or

(b)

in pursuance of the functions of a Primary Care Trust providing services under Part I of the Act or in accordance with arrangements made under section 1(1) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 19972,

that NHS Trust or Primary Care Trust respectively shall pay to the relevant Health Authority, a sum equal to the remuneration payable in respect of such pharmaceutical services to the person providing those pharmaceutical services.

Revocation3.

The National Health Service Trusts (Pharmaceutical Services Remuneration—Special Arrangement) Order 19913 is revoked in so far as it relates to England.

Signed by Authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Hunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order obliges NHS Trusts and Primary Care Trusts to reimburse Health Authorities for the cost of drugs, medicines or listed appliances which have been ordered by a doctor or a dentist in pursuance of the functions of an NHS Trust or a Primary Care Trust for dispensing in the Community.