Personal administration fees under the SFE 2006

Under the NHS regulations, PCTs must make personal administration payments to all non-dispensing GMS contractors for the following;

• vaccines, anaesthetics and injections (with the exception of vaccines supplied for the childhood immunisation programme)
• diagnostic reagents for the Dick and Schick tests, Protein Sensitisation Test Solutions, Tuberculin Tests (i.e. Koch Test, Mantoux Test,  Patch Test and Diagnostic Jelly)
• intrauterine contraceptive devices (including drug-releasing IUCDs,  contraceptive caps and diaphragms)
• pessaries which are appliances
• sutures (including skin closure strips).
   

The personal administration fee for the provision of these drugs, appliances and tests now includes;

• basic price of the drug or appliance, less a value-related discount (3-11%)
  a higher dispensing fee than previously (see Annex G of SFE)
• allowance to cover VAT on basic price of the product after deduction of discount
• exceptional expenses (see Drug Tariff Part II, clause 12 (Out of Pocket Expenses)
   

NB      Under the SFE 2006 this fee no longer includes  

• on cost allowance of 10.5%
• small container allowance
   

Further detailed information;

Consolidated SFE as at April 2006

Paragraphs 17.3 -5 SFE 2006 set out the precise detail of these changes.

Drug Tariff

CED          May 2006