Summary

This OM replaces OM 2006/11 and details the new charges, effective from 1 April 2008, for work conducted for HSE by medical practitioners outside the NHS.

Purpose

1  The fees paid to medical practitioners for work carried out at the request of EMAS have been increased in line with inflation.

2  The increases are effective from 1 April 2008 and the new rates are detailed at the appendix. Administrative staff should check that claims for work done by other medical practitioners [i.e. Fee-for-service doctors - OM 2004/07 refers] are paid at the correct rate.

3  If you have any queries in relation to the revised fees, contact Dee Lloyd, 7th Floor, 1 Hagley Road, Birmingham Office, VPN 510 61269.

Cancellation of instructions

4  OM 2006/11- Cancel and destroy.
Date first issued: 01/04/2008

Appendix - [para 2] Fees paid to medical practitioners for work outside the NHS

A	X-ray examination and report	Fee payable from 01/04/2008
	Extremities (one area); spine (one area)} Pelvis; mandible; teeth (restricted area)} Salivary glands; chest (simple routine)} Abdomen (plain); gall bladder (plain)} Foreign body demonstration}	£93.00
	First 10 X rays Group 1	£89.00
	11th and subsequent X rays	£66.00
B	Pathology examinations	Fee payable from 01/04/2008
	For each of the first 4 examinations	£53.00
	For each of the 5th to 15th examinations	£39.00
	For each examination over the 15th	£26.00
C	Extracts from medical records	Fee payable from 01/04/2008
	Consultant [per hour]	£40.00
	GP	£36.00
D	Report	Fee payable from 01/04/2008
	Consultant [45 minutes]	£122.00
	GP [report on proforma - 20 minutes]	£49.00
	GP [written report - 30 minutes]	£70.50
E	Payment by time per session [3.0 hours]	Fee payable from 01/04/2008
	Consultant	£323.00
	GP [out of surgery]	£210.00
	Payment per hour
	Consultant	£191.00
	GP [out of surgery]	£70.50