| Prescription Data Capture, Pricing and Contractor Payment Systems
One
of the main functions of the NHSBSA PPD is to calculate
and make payments for amounts due for supplying drugs
and appliances prescribed under the NHS. The following
systems enable this function to occur.
Data Capture Systems
The
NHSBSA PPD captures FP10 and non-FP10 prescription items
submitted monthly by:
- pharmacy
contractors
- appliance
contractors
- dispensing
doctors/practices
- prescribing
doctors/practices.
Pricing Systems
Once
captured, the prescription items are processed so that
payment and reimbursement for a dispensing contractor
can be calculated in accordance with the rules defined
in the Drug Tariff.
Payment to Contractors
Each
month the NHSBSA PPD pays authorised sums direct to
the bank accounts of the following:
- Pharmacy
contractors for the supply of drugs, chemical reagents
and appliances and locally authorised payments (e.g.
rota, high cost drug advances, payment under the Essential
Small Pharmacy Scheme and Local Pharmaceutical Services)
- Appliance
contractors for the supply of appliances
A
Schedule of Payment is sent to the dispensing contractor
five working days before payment is made, showing:
- total
payment, by payment element
- analysis
of expensive items dispensed in the given period
- items
transferred between exempt and chargeable groups
Dispensing Doctors and Personally Administered Items
The
NHS Business Services Authority is responsible for the
capture, calculation and authorisation of payment to
dispensing doctors and prescribing GPs for:
- drugs
- appliances
- personally
administered items.
This
information is transferred to a specified payment site
and reimbursement is made by the appropriate Primary
Care Trust.
Financial Information
In
addition the NHSBSA PPD produces Financial Information
for Primary Care Trusts & the Department of Health.
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