The PD1 Report, is based on statistical fee based data relating to the total personally administered prescriptions in England by Prescribing Doctor practices, which were personally administered 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 minus prescription forms referred back to the Prescribing eg for additional prescription endorsement information minus disallowed prescription forms eg items that can not be personal administered. |
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2
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Presc (No of fees) | Total number of fees for personally administered prescriptions. Please note that a personally administered prescription item can attract more than one fee. |
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3
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% On Cost | Percentage of the On Cost sliding scale allowance based on the total basic price (or net ingredient cost) of 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 personally administered plus '% Addition to Basic Price' (see column 7). This excludes 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 personally administered items prescribed for the relevant month. (Ref Statement of Financial Entitlement Paragraph 17.3.) This amount is deducted as it assumed that a discount is received from suppliers on the full cost of the personally administered items. A Doctor may be exempt from this deduction at the discretion of their Primary Care Trust. |
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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 personally administered 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 made to a Dispensing Doctor at the discretion of their Primary Care Trust. The reason could be either the remoteness of the practice or because of the small quantities of drugs and appliances the practice needs to buy would not qualify for discount. The total amount to be added to the basic price. 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. |
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8
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Fees (Cost of) | The total amount of fees. (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.) |
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10
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VAT | This does NOT apply to Doctor's registered for VAT. 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.) |
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11
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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. |