Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 593
National Health Service, England And Wales
National Health Service, Scotland
Health And Personal Social Services, Northern Ireland
The Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Made
26th May 2022
Laid before Parliament
1st June 2022
Coming into force
1st July 2022
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 263(1)(c), 264(3), 266(1) and (4A), and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006( 1 ).
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with sections 263(1) and (1A) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1st July 2022.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendment of the Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) Regulations 2018
2. —(1)The Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) Regulations 2018( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (payment scheme)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for the table substitute the following table—
“ Table
| Applicable Period | Payment Percentage |
|---|---|
| 1st July 2022 to the end of 2022 | 14.3% |
| 2023 and any subsequent calendar year | 24.4% ” ; |
(b) in paragraph (1B)—
(i) for “1st April 2020 to the end of 2020” substitute “1st July 2022 to the end of 2022” ;
(ii) for “5.0%” substitute “17.7%” , and
(iii) for “7.4%” substitute “14.3%” ; and
(c) in paragraph (1C)—
(i) for “1st April 2020 to the end of 2020” substitute “1st July 2022 to the end of 2022” ;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a)—
(aa) for “1st January 2020” substitute “1st January 2022” , and
(bb) for “31st March 2020” substitute “30th June 2022” , and
(iii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “14.7%” substitute “10.9%” .
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Kamall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
26th May 2022
2006 c. 41 ; section 263 was amended by the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 (c. 23) (“ the 2017 Act ”), section 5 and 10(5). Section 266 was amended by the 2017 Act, section 6(5) to (9) and 7(6). See section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 for the definition of “regulations” that are relevant to the powers being exercised.
S.I. 2018/345 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2018/1255 and S.I. 2020/258 .