The PD1 Report, is based on statistical fee based data relating to the total prescriptions dispensed and personally administered in England by Dispensing Doctor practices, which were dispensed in a particular month. This includes late prescription data that were submitted in the same month.
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COLUMN
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HEADING | DESCRIPTION |
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1
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Forms | Total number of prescription forms including oxygen forms minus prescription forms referred back to the Dispensing Doctor eg for additional prescription endorsement information minus disallowed prescription forms eg those drugs or other substances listed in Drug Tariff Part XVIIIA. |
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2
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Presc (No of fees) | Total number of fees payable for prescriptions dispensed and personally administered. Please note that a dispensed or personally administered prescription item can attract more than one fee. |
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3
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% On Cost | Percentage of On Cost allowance to be added to the amount paid to a Dispensing Doctor. The percentage is based on the total basic price (or net ingredient cost) of dispensed and personally administered prescriptions before the deduction of any discount. (Ref Statement of Financial Entitlement Paragraph 17.3). |
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4
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Total of Basic Prices (net ingredient cost) | Total Net Ingredient Cost of prescription items dispensed and personally administered plus ‘% Addition to Basic Price’ (see column 7). This excludes dispensing costs and fees. |
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5
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Discount | This deduction is made at different levels based on the total basic price of price of dispensed and personally administered items prescribed for the relevant month. This amount is deducted as it assumed that the Dispensing Doctor received a discount from their suppliers on the full cost of the items dispensed/personally administered. A Dispensing Doctor may be exempt from this deduction at the discretion of their Primary Care Trust. (See level C explanation). (Ref Statement of Financial Entitlement Paragraph 17.3). |
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6
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On Cost Allowance | This is a sliding scale allowance based on the total basic price (or Net Ingredient Cost) of dispensing prescriptions before the deduction of any discount. (Ref Statement of Financial Entitlement Paragraph 17.3). |
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7
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% Addition to Basic Price | These payments may be added to the total basic price of a dispensing practice at the discretion of their Primary Care Trust. The reason could be either the remoteness of the practice or that the small quantities of drugs and appliances bought by the practice do not qualify for discount (as defined in column 5). The Primary Care Trust will determine the appropriate level (either 5%, 10%, 15% or 20% of total basic price) and the period during which it should be applied (applies to level B only). |
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8
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Fees (Cost of) | The total amount of dispensing and personal administration fees (except those for Oxygen (see column 10). (Ref Statement of Financial Entitlement Paragraph 17.3). |
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9
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Container Allowance | The total amount paid for prescription item containers. (Ref Statement of Financial Entitlement Paragraph 17.3). |
| 10 | Total Oxygen Payment | Total basic price for masks and oxygen, plus Total amount of fees for collecting and delivering oxygen related services plus Total rental payments for oxygen sets and stands held by the doctor plus Oxygen VAT (Ref Statement of Financial Entitlement Paragraph 17.8). |
| 11 | VAT | This does NOT apply to Doctor’s registered for VAT. The amount of VAT to be paid excluding Oxygen VAT (see Column 10). This is calculated on the ‘Total of Basic Prices’ plus ‘Container Allowance’ plus ‘% Addition to Basic Price’ minus ‘Discount’(Ref Statement of Financial Entitlement Paragraph 17.13). |
| 12 | Chargeable Presc (No of fees) | The total number of prescription dispensing fees where prescription charges have been collected. This may differ from the number of prescription charges collected as detailed in Drug Tariff Part XVI. |
| 13 | Chargeable Items | The total number of prescription items, where a prescription charge has been collected. This may differ from column 12 as either not all items on the prescription form may have been subject to a prescription charge eg a contraceptive item or may have been subject to multiple prescription charges eg additional parts are supplied together with a complete set of apparatus. |
| 14 | Charges Collected |
The total amount of prescription charges collected. Please note that charges may have been collected at the current rate as well as the previous rate, depending on the date they were dispensed. |
| 15 | Items |
The total number of prescription items, minus prescription items referred back to the Pharmacy Contractor, minus disallowed prescription items. This may differ from column 1 as a prescription form can contain more than one dispensed prescription item. Additionally, it may differ from column 2 as a dispensed prescription item can attract more than one fee. |
Each column is split into 3 levels although levels B and C may not be used:
A Details of payment under the normal reimbursement scheme
B Details of payments to Dispensing Doctor practices qualifying for the % Addition to Basic Price (Paragraph 17.2 of the Statement of Financial Entitlement for GPs)
C Details of payments to Dispensing Doctor practices exempted from Discount deductions (Paragraph 17.10 of the Statement of Financial Entitlement for GPs).