The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) and (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2004

Amendments of the Charges Regulations to increase charges

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

(2) In each of the following provisions, for “£6.30” in each place that it occurs there is substituted “£6.40”—

(a) regulation 3(1)(a) and (b), (1A)(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) (charges for the supply of drugs under Patient Group Directions).

(3) In each of the following provisions, for “£12.60” in each place that it occurs there is substituted “£12.80”—

(a) regulation 3(1)(a) and (1A)(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 or 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(5) (pre-payment certificates) there is substituted—

(a) for “£32.90”, “£33.40”; and

(b) for “£90.40”, “£91.80”.

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

(a) for “£21.20”, “£21.50”;

(b) for “£32.00”, “£32.50”;

(c) for “£52.30”, “£53.10”

(d) for “£138.00”, “£140.15”; and

(e) for “£201.70”, “£204.90”.