2019 No. 285

National Health Service, England And Wales

The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 153(2) and (5) and 195(1) and (2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 20031.

In accordance with section 195(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers 2.

Citation, commencement, application and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1st April 2019.

2

These Regulations apply to England and Wales.

3

In these Regulations, “principal Regulations” means the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 20153.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations2

In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (amount of NHS charges), for the table in that Schedule, substitute the following table—

(1)

(2)

Ambulance services

£

(3)

Out-patient

£

(4)

In-patient

£

(5)

Maximum

£

29th January 2007

159

505

620

37,100

1st April 2008

165

547

672

40,179

1st April 2009

171

566

695

41,545

1st April 2010

177

585

719

42,999

1st April 2011

181

600

737

44,056

1st April 2012

185

615

755

45,153

1st April 2013

189

627

770

46,046

1st April 2014

192

637

783

46,831

1st April 2015

195

647

796

47,569

1st April 2016

201

665

817

48,849

1st April 2017

205

678

833

49,824

1st April 2018

208

688

846

50,561

1st April 2019

219

725

891

53,278

Revocation3

The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment Regulations 20184 are revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

BlackwoodParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department of Health and Social Care
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2015 (the “principal Regulations”) which make provision about the charges payable under the scheme for the recovery of NHS charges in cases where an injured person who receives a compensation payment in respect of their injury has received NHS hospital treatment or ambulance services.

Regulation 2 amends the principal Regulations by inserting a substitute table in Schedule 1. This table provides for increased charges in respect of injuries which occur on or after 1st April 2019. Where the injured person is provided with NHS ambulance services, the charge will be £219 (compared with £208 which is the charge in respect of injuries occurring on or after 1st April 2018 but no later than 31st March 2019). Where the injured person receives NHS treatment, but is not admitted to hospital, the charge will be £725 (compared with £688 for injuries incurred the previous year). The daily charge for NHS in-patient treatment will be £891 (compared with £846 for injuries incurred the previous year). The maximum charge in respect of an injury will be £53,278 (compared with £50,561 for injuries incurred the previous year).

Regulation 3 revokes the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2018 as they are no longer of any continuing effect.

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations as no, or no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen