Statutory Instruments
2026 No. 962
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Information Provision and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Made
1st September 2026
Laid before Parliament
3rd September 2026
Coming into force
Regulations 1, 3 and 4
1st October 2026
Regulation 2
6th April 2027
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 151(9), 153(2) and (5)(a), (b) and (d), 160(1) and (2), 167(1)(a) and 195(1) and (2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003(1).
In accordance with section 195(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Welsh Ministers(2).
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Information Provision and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
(2) Subject to paragraph 3, these Regulations come into force on 1st October 2026.
(3) Regulation 2 comes into force on 6th April 2027.
(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
2.—(1) The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006(3) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement, application and interpretation)—
(a)for“1977(3).” substitute “1977(3);”;
(b)after the definition of “hospital” insert—
““NHS number” means the number, consisting of 10 numeric digits, which serves as the national unique identifier used for the purpose of safely, accurately and efficiently sharing information relating to a registered patient across the whole of the health services in England and Wales;”.
(3) In regulation 2(1)(b) (application for a certificate of NHS charges), after “number” insert “and NHS number”.
(4) In regulation 5(3) (information to be provided in relation to an injured person), after sub-paragraph (c) insert the following sub-paragraph—
“(ca)the NHS number of the injured person;”
Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2015
3. In the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2015(4), in Schedule 1 (Amount of NHS Charges), for the existing table, substitute the following table—
“Amount of NHS Charges
| (1) | (2) Ambulance Services £ | (3) Out-patient £ | (4) In-patient £ | (5) Maximum £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th January 2007 | 159 | 505 | 620 | 37,100 |
| 1st April 2008 | 165 | 547 | 672 | 40,179 |
| 1st April 2009 | 171 | 566 | 695 | 41,545 |
| 1st April 2010 | 177 | 585 | 719 | 42,999 |
| 1st April 2011 | 181 | 600 | 737 | 44,056 |
| 1st April 2012 | 185 | 615 | 755 | 45,153 |
| 1st April 2013 | 189 | 627 | 770 | 46,046 |
| 1st April 2014 | 192 | 637 | 783 | 46,831 |
| 1st April 2015 | 195 | 647 | 796 | 47,569 |
| 1st April 2016 | 201 | 665 | 817 | 48,849 |
| 1st April 2017 | 205 | 678 | 833 | 49,824 |
| 1st April 2018 | 208 | 688 | 846 | 50,561 |
| 1st April 2019 | 219 | 725 | 891 | 53,278 |
| 1st April 2020 | 224 | 743 | 913 | 54,566 |
| 1st April 2021 | 225 | 744 | 915 | 54,682 |
| 1st April 2022 | 231 | 766 | 941 | 56,260 |
| 1st April 2023 | 238 | 788 | 968 | 57,892 |
| 2nd October 2023 | 243 | 806 | 991 | 59,248 |
| 1st April 2024 | 249 | 825 | 1,014 | 60,610 |
| 1st October 2024 | 256 | 848 | 1,042 | 62,272 |
| 1st October 2025 | 267 | 883 | 1,085 | 64,856 |
| 1st October 2026 | 272 | 901 | 1,107 | 66,173”. |
Revocation
4. The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025(5) are revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Karin Smyth
Minister of State
Department of Health and Social Care
1st September 2026
2003 c. 43. By virtue of section 167(1)(a), the powers are exercisable in relation to England and Wales by the Secretary of State. See section 168 for the definition of “prescribed”. Amendments to section 160 and section 195 are not relevant to the power as exercised in these Regulations.
Functions conferred or imposed on the National Assembly for Wales immediately before the first appointment of a First Minister under section 46 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) (“GOWA”) by an enactment contained in an Act were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162(1) of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, GOWA.
S.I. 2015/295, as amended by S.I. 2025/986.