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Publication, Part of

Proposed Dispensing Feescales for GMS Contractors, England and Wales - 2019, October release

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Calculation of October Feescales

Details of the existing feescales from the SFE and the proposed feescales from October 2019

Average annual volume change = 0.031 per cent

which is applied to each existing banding to calculate new bandings in proposed feescale.

Adjustment factor = 0.805

which is applied to each pence value at each banding to get new value in proposed feescale.

Table 4a and b: Dispensing Feescale for contractors that are authorised or required to provide dispensing services

4a. EXISTING FEESCALE FROM 01/10/2018

4b. PROPOSED FEESCALE FROM01/10/2019

Total prescriptions calculated separately for each individual dispensing practitioner, in bands

Prices per prescription in pence

 

Total prescriptions calculated separately for each individual dispensing practitioner, in bands

Prices per prescription in pence

Up to 456

246.7

 

Up to 456

198.5

457 - 570

243.1

 

457 - 570

195.7

571 - 686

240.0

 

571 - 686

193.1

687 - 799

236.9

 

687 - 799

190.7

800 - 914

234.1

 

800 - 914

188.4

915 - 1027

231.6

 

915 - 1027

186.4

1028 - 1427

229.1

 

1028 - 1427

184.4

1428 - 1998

227.0

 

1428 - 1999

182.7

1999 - 2283

225.0

 

2000 - 2284

181.1

2284 - 2854

223.3

 

2285 - 2855

179.7

2855 - 3424

221.7

 

2856 - 3425

178.5

3425 - 3996

220.4

 

3426 - 3997

177.4

3997 - 4564

219.3

 

3998 - 4565

176.5

4565 and over

218.4

 

4566 and over

175.8

      Note: Calculations are performed on unrounded data

Table 5a and b: Dispensing Feescale for contractors that are not authorised or required to provide dispensing services1

  5a. EXISTING FEESCALE FROM 01/10/2018 5b. PROPOSED FEESCALE FROM 01/10/2019

Total prescriptions calculated separately for each individual dispensing practitioner, in bands

Prices per prescription in pence

 

Total prescriptions calculated separately for each individual dispensing practitioner, in bands

Prices per prescription in pence

Up to 456

257.0

 

Up to 456

206.9

457 - 570

253.5

 

457 - 570

204.0

571 - 686

250.3

 

571 - 686

201.5

687 - 799

247.3

 

687 - 799

199.0

800 - 914

244.6

 

800 - 914

196.8

915 - 1027

242.0

 

915 - 1027

194.7

1028 - 1427

239.5

 

1028 - 1427

192.7

1428 - 1998

237.4

 

1428 - 1999

191.0

1999 - 2283

235.4

 

2000 - 2284

189.4

2284 - 2854

233.6

 

2285 - 2855

188.0

2855 - 3424

232.1

 

2856 - 3425

186.8

3425 - 3996

230.8

 

3426 - 3997

185.7

3997 - 4564

229.6

 

3998 - 4565

184.8

4565 and over

228.8

 

4566 and over

184.1

  1 This includes prescribing doctors or non-dispensing doctors personal administration drugs.

  Note: Calculations are performed on unrounded data.



Last edited: 13 September 2019 11:39 am