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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial support is available to pharmacists dispensing fewer than 2,000 items a month from (a) primary care trusts and (b) central government; what annual savings his Department expects to make as a result of the withdrawal in 2008 of the Establishment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial support is available to pharmacists dispensing fewer than 2,000 items a month from (a) primary care trusts and (b) central government; what annual savings his Department expects to make as a result of the withdrawal in 2008 of the Establishment...
Asked by
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 February 2005
For answer on
10 March 2005
Answered on
10 March 2005
Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what financial support is available to pharmacists dispensing fewer than
2,000 items a month from (a) primary care trusts and (b) central Government; [214169]
(2) what annual savings his Department expects to make as a result of the withdrawal in 2008 of the Establishment Fee for smaller
pharmacies; [214201]
(3) what estimate his Department has made of the number of pharmacies that will close as a result of the withdrawal in 2008 of the
Establishment Fee for smaller pharmacies; [214202]
(4) what financial support will become available to pharmacists dispensing fewer than 2,000 items a month (a) from primary
care trusts and (b) from central Government after the withdrawal of the Establishment Fee in 2008. [214203]
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what progress is being made in developing a standard form for local
pharmaceutical services under the new pharmacy contract; [216148]
(2) what the reasons are for restricting the exit payment under the new pharmacy contract to the first year of the contract's
operation; [216149]
(3) what support will be given to pharmacies dispensing less than 2,000 items per month under the new pharmacy contract. [216150]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The current essential small pharmacies scheme (ESPS) enables pharmacies dispensing fewer than 26,100
prescriptions per year and located more than 1 km from the next nearest pharmacy to receive financial support. This is currently
£43,150 per year. There were 223 ESPS pharmacies in England as at 31 March 2004. National health service primary care trusts
(PCTs) can in addition support, or commission services from, other pharmacies with lower dispensing volumes in their area that do
not meet the ESPS criteria if they wish to do so.
The new community pharmacy contractual framework, due to go live from 1 April, will include special measures for pharmacies
with lower dispensing volumes. The ESPS will continue and in 2006-07, we plan that these pharmacies will be able to choose whether
to convert to being a local pharmaceutical services (IPS) pharmacy and retain their current ESPS entitlements or to transfer to the
new contractual framework. In addition, a standard form of IPS for other pharmacies, with lower dispensing volumes, is being
developed. This may help increase income for such pharmacies where they provide services which meet local health care needs.
We expect these support arrangements to continue to be in place in 2008. We also expect NHS PCTs will, in reviewing their assessment
of pharmaceutical needs, continue to consider what support can be offered to pharmacies with lower dispensing volumes which
contribute effectively to meeting such needs.
Pharmacies dispensing between 1,100 and 2,000 items a month will continue to receive the professional allowance until
31 March 2008. This ranges from £9,300 to £18,000 per year, depending on prescription volume. Pharmacies dispensing fewer
than 2,000 prescriptions per year will also receive the new practice payment. Pharmacies dispensing under 1,100 prescriptions per
month will receive a payment of £500 per annum as part of the practice payment. Additionally, pharmacies will have the option,
during the first year of implementation, to decide whether they wish to relinquish their right to provide NHS services and to
receive compensation.
We discussed and agreed as part of our negotiations with the pharmaceutical services negotiating committee that pharmacies would be
entitled during the first year of the new contractual framework to claim an exit payment. That framework will enhance the range and
quality of pharmaceutical services contractors offer-- and which patients will come to expect--in future. None the less, we
recognised that some contractors may not wish to continue to provide services though we hope this number will be very few. We
believe we have allowed a reasonable time limit within which contractors should come to a decision. To prolong the period for
deliberation risks depriving all patients of the benefits the new arrangements will bring.
We estimate that some 650 community pharmacies in England--or approximately 7 per cent. of the total-- will be eligible for
these special support arrangements in 2005-06. We have not estimated the number of such pharmacies that will close when these
arrangements come to an end in 2008. That is a commercial decision for the contractor concerned. Consequently, we have not estimated
any savings that may accrue. We do however fully expect all contractors to take advantage of the significant opportunities the new
framework offers to expand the range and quality of services they offer and to be remunerated accordingly.
Subjects
Closures; Central government; Finance; Pharmacy; Primary care trusts; Prescriptions; Small businesses
Date
10 March 2005
Reference
431 c1980-2W;431 c1972-4W; 214169;214201;214202;214203
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his oral statement of 9th February 2005, 430 c1503-1518 on NHS funding, what the total expenditure on the National Programme for IT in England by (a) the Department and (b) primary care trusts will be in each financial year from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his oral statement of 9th February 2005, 430 c1503-1518 on NHS funding, what the total expenditure on the National Programme for IT in England by (a) the Department and (b) primary care trusts will be in each financial year from...
Asked by
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 February 2005
For answer on
2 March 2005
Answered on
2 March 2005
Subjects
Finance; ICT; Expenditure; NHS; Primary care trusts; Department of Health
Date
2 March 2005
Reference
431 c1225W; 217072
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to simplify dental fee scales. - Inc figure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to simplify dental fee scales. - Inc figure.
Asked by
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 March 2004
For answer on
16 March 2004
Answered on
16 March 2004
Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to simplify dental fee scales. [161308]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The Government are committed to rebuilding and restoring national health service dentistry to improve oral
health. New legislation in the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 will underpin a modernised, high-
quality primary dental service, properly integrated with the rest of the NHS. The aim is to deliver better access to services,
better working lives for dentists and their teams, better oral health and an improved patient experience.
Under the proposals in the Act, primary care trusts (PCTs) will assume responsibility for providing primary care dental services.
With these responsibilities will go the financial resources held centrally, which currently amount to £1.2 billion.
As part of the new arrangements, the current remuneration system, which is based on item-of-service fees, will be abolished and
replaced by a much simpler contract. Under transitional arrangements we are developing a simple but robust `base contract' which all
dentists and PCTs will be able to put in place from 2005. These transitional arrangements will provide protection of dentists gross
earnings for three years to enable them to come off the treadmill of item of service fees, to see their patients at intervals
appropriate to their oral health needs and to modernise and adjust their workload. These proposals are set out in "Framework
proposals for primary dental services in England from 2005", which was published on 24 February and on which we are currently
seeking views from dental representative bodies.
Subjects
Dental services; Contracts for services; Finance; Fees and charges; NHS; Primary care trusts; Standards
Date
16 March 2004
Reference
419 c243-4W; 161308
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on primary care trusts deficits and how the burden should be borne.
Supplementary on primary care trusts deficits and how the burden should be borne.
Asked by
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
3 June 2003
Subjects
Finance; Primary care trusts
Date
3 June 2003
Reference
406 c12-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to (a) earmark, (b) hypothecate and (c) ring-fence funding for NHS Trusts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to (a) earmark, (b) hypothecate and (c) ring-fence funding for NHS Trusts.
Asked by
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 February 2003
For answer on
11 March 2003
Answered on
11 March 2003
Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to (a) earmark, (b) hypothecate and (c) ring-fence funding
for NHS Trusts. [97395]
Mr. Hutton: Revenue allocations to primary care trusts (PCTs) for 2003-04 to 2005-06 were announced on 11 December 2002. None of the
growth money has been identified for specific purposes. PCTs will be able to use these extra resources to deliver on both national
and local priorities.
National health service trusts receive the bulk of their revenue funding from commissioning by primary care trusts. The remainder is
linked to contracts for medical staff education services and for research and development.
Subjects
Finance; Income; NHS; Primary care trusts; NHS trusts
Date
11 March 2003
Reference
97395; 401 c243W;401 c242-3W
House
House of Commons