Personal Administration Fees
It is noted in the General Medical Services Statement of Financial Entitlements Directions – GOV.UK (Part 4 clause 16 (4)), Area Teams must make personal administration payments to all non-dispensing GMS contractors for the following;
(a) vaccines, anaesthetics and injections;
(b) the following diagnostic reagents: Dick Test; Schick Test; Protein Sensitisation Test Solutions; and Tuberculin Tests (i.e. Koch Test, Mantoux Test, Patch Test and Diagnostic Jelly);
(c) intrauterine contraceptive devices (including drug-releasing IUCDs, contraceptive caps and diaphragms);
(d) pessaries which are appliances;
(e) sutures (including skin closing strips) and (f) sub-dermal contraceptive implants.
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% see Annex G part 1 of SFE )
- the appropriate dispensing fee (see Annex G part 3 of SFE)
- an 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)
The NHS Business Services Authority provides advice on What can my practice claim for as personally administered? You can use the browser search in the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) to check if an item is allowed as personally administered.
You can access historical practice data for Personally Administered Items via ePACT2, you will need to register first to use this service. This guidance document from NHSBSA advices how to access and use the report for your practice.