The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances and Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 1999

Regulation 3(1)

SCHEDULEAMOUNTS SUBSTITUTED IN THE CHARGES REGULATIONS

(1)(2)(3)(4)
Provision in the Charges RegulationsSubject matterOld amountNew amount
Regulation 3–Supply of drugs and appliances by chemists
paragraph (1)(a)

charge for elastic hosiery–

per item

£5.80£5.90

per pair

£11.60£11.80
paragraph (1)(c)

charge for drugs and for appliances not specified in paragraph 1(a)

£5.80£5.90
paragraph (3)charge for drugs supplied by instalments£5.80£5.90
Regulation 4–Supply of drugs and appliances by doctor–
paragraph (1)(a)

charge for elastic hosiery–

per item

£5.80£5.90

per pair

£11.60£11.80
paragraph (1)(b)charge for drugs and appliances not specified in paragraph 1(a)£5.80£5.90
paragraph (3)charge for drugs supplied by instalments£5.80£5.90
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

£5.80£5.90

per pair

£11.60£11.80
paragraph (1)(c)charge for tights£11.60£11.80
paragraph (1)(d)charge for drugs and for appliances not specified in paragraph 1(a) or (c), or in Schedule 1£5.80£5.90
paragraph (3)charge for drugs supplied by instalments£5.80£5.90
Regulation 8(5)

Pre-payment certificate for–

4 months

£30.10£30.80

12 months

£82.70£84.60
Schedule 1–

Charges for fabric supports and wigs–

surgical brassière

£19.75£19.95

abdominal or spinal support

£29.50£29.95

stock modacrylic wig

£48.00£49.00

partial human hair wig

£126.00£129.00

full bespoke human hair wig

£184.50£188.50