The National Health Service (Amendments Relating to Pre-Payment Certificates, Hormone Replacement Therapy Treatments and Medicines Shortages) Regulations 2023

Amendment of Schedule 4 to the PLPS Regulations

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

3.  In Schedule 4 to the PLPS Regulations (terms of service of NHS pharmacists), in paragraph 9(1) (refusal to provide drugs or appliances ordered), after sub-paragraph (6) insert—

(7) P may refuse to provide a prescription item ordered on a prescription form or repeatable prescription where—

(a)more than one prescription item has been ordered on the prescription form or repeatable prescription;

(b)at least one of those prescription items is a listed HRT prescription item and at least one of those prescription items is not; and

(c)the person named on the prescription form or repeatable prescription is claiming entitlement to exemption under regulation 10(1)(j) of the Charges Regulations (exemptions) in respect of any of those prescription items which is a listed HRT prescription item..

(1)

Amended by S.I. 2018/1114, 2019/990, 2020/1126 and 2021/169 and 1347.