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What is classed

as a Personally

Administered Item?

In very broad terms, ‘An item that is used in
a practice, on or in a patient is classed as a
Personally Administered Item’ (PAI).
However, that is not entirely a true description,
because implants and dressings fit that
description, but are not classed by the DHSC as
Personally Administered Items!

In general, the following items will receive the NHS PA
allowance:

• Vaccines, anaesthetics and products containing local
anaesthetic, and all injectable products.
• Diagnostic reagents.
• Intrauterine contraceptive devices including drug-releasing IUCDs,
contraceptive caps and diaphragms.

• Pessaries which are appliances (Part IX of the Drug Tariff).
• Sutures and skin closing strips listed in the Drug Tariffs (England & Wales:
Part IXA; Scotland: Part 2).
• All skin adhesives listed in the parts of the Drug Tariff mentioned above.

But to take things a step further and be completely sure we can refer to the
NHSBSA Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d Browser)

This online resource will tell us whether the DHSC
class this item as Personally Administered or not.
Every item that you search using the dm+d browser
will have ‘Prescribing Information’
If the PADM Indicator is ‘Attracts an Administration
Fee’ then the item is classed as a PAI by the DHSC,
therefore it will automatically attract a PA Allowance,
there is NO Endorsing required.

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