Publication, Part of Proposed Dispensing Feescales for GMS contractors in England and Wales
Proposed Dispensing Feescales for GMS Contractors, England and Wales - 2021, October release
Calculation of October Feescales
Details of the existing feescales from The Statement of Financial Entitlements and the proposed feescale from 1 October 2021
Average annual volume increase = -0.767 per cent
which is applied to each existing banding to calculate new bandings in proposed feescale.
Adjustment factor = 0.76
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 01/10/2020 | 4b. PROPOSED FEESCALE FROM 01/10/2021 | |||
| 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 461 |
256.2 |
Up to 457 |
194.8 |
|
|
462 - 577 |
252.5 |
458 - 573 |
192.0 |
|
|
578 - 694 |
249.2 |
574 - 689 |
189.5 |
|
|
695 - 808 |
246.0 |
690 - 802 |
187.1 |
|
|
809 - 925 |
243.1 |
803 - 918 |
184.8 |
|
|
926 - 1039 |
240.5 |
919 - 1031 |
182.9 |
|
|
1040 - 1444 |
238.0 |
1032 - 1433 |
180.9 |
|
|
1445 - 2022 |
235.8 |
1434 - 2006 |
179.3 |
|
|
2023 - 2310 |
233.7 |
2007 - 2292 |
177.7 |
|
|
2311 - 2888 |
231.9 |
2293 - 2866 |
176.3 |
|
|
2889 - 3465 |
230.3 |
2867 - 3438 |
175.1 |
|
|
3466 - 4043 |
228.9 |
3439 - 4012 |
174.1 |
|
|
4044 - 4618 |
227.7 |
4013 - 4583 |
173.1 |
|
|
4619 and over |
226.9 |
4584 and over |
172.5 |
|
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 01/10/2020 | 5b. PROPOSED FEESCALE FROM 01/10/2021 | |||
| 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 461 |
266.9 |
Up to 457 |
202.9 |
|
|
462 - 577 |
263.3 |
458 - 573 |
200.2 |
|
|
578 - 694 |
260.0 |
574 - 689 |
197.6 |
|
|
695 - 808 |
256.8 |
690 - 802 |
195.2 |
|
|
809 - 925 |
254.0 |
803 - 918 |
193.1 |
|
|
926 - 1039 |
251.3 |
919 - 1031 |
191.0 |
|
|
1040 - 1444 |
248.7 |
1032 - 1433 |
189.1 |
|
|
1445 - 2022 |
246.5 |
1434 - 2006 |
187.4 |
|
|
2023 - 2310 |
244.4 |
2007 - 2292 |
185.8 |
|
|
2311 - 2888 |
242.6 |
2293 - 2866 |
184.5 |
|
|
2889 - 3465 |
241.0 |
2867 - 3438 |
183.2 |
|
|
3466 - 4043 |
239.7 |
3439 - 4012 |
182.2 |
|
|
4044 - 4618 |
238.5 |
4013 - 4583 |
181.3 |
|
|
4619 and over |
237.6 |
4584 and over |
180.6 |
|
1 This includes prescribing doctors or non-dispensing doctors personal administration drugs.
Note: Calculations are performed on unrounded data.
Last edited: 4 October 2021 1:31 pm