2018 No. 201
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes the following regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 172, 178 and 272(7) and (8)(a) of the National Health Service Act 20061.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 1st April 2018.
2
In these Regulations, “the Charges Regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 20152.
Amendment of the Charges Regulations2
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”.
Transitional provision relating to the Charges Regulations3
Where, on or after 1st April 2018, an appliance specified in Schedule 1 to the Charges Regulations (charges for fabric supports and wigs) is supplied pursuant to an order given before that date, the Charges Regulations are to have effect in relation to that supply as if these Regulations had not come into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)