National Health Service Act 2006

Main expenditure

2 (1) In section 228 “main expenditure”, in relation to a Primary Care Trust and the year in question, means—

(a) expenditure of the Primary Care Trust mentioned in sub-paragraph (2),

(b) any other expenditure of the Primary Care Trust attributable to the performance of its functions in that year (other than pharmaceutical services expenditure and remuneration referable to the cost of drugs), and

(c) expenditure attributable to remuneration referable to the cost of drugs for which the Primary Care Trust is accountable in that year (whether paid by it or by another Primary Care Trust).

(2) The expenditure is expenditure attributable to—

(a) the reimbursement in that year of expenses of persons providing pharmaceutical services which are designated expenses incurred in connection with the provision of those services (or in giving instruction in matters relating to those services), or

(b) remuneration paid in that year to persons providing additional pharmaceutical services (in accordance with directions under section 127), in respect of such of those services as are designated.