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The PDAM indicator states the PA allowance leave these prescriptions in the main bundles,
will be paid (administration fee) the PA allowance will still be paid.
This means that when ANY prescription that This leads to another common question. So
has a PADM indicator tag is submitted for where can we see this VAT compensation
payment at the end of the month, regardless value? In other words where will we see these
of whether or not you endorse, mark or bundle fees (the PA allowance). Well to find these we
this up as a PA, it will be paid including the need to check the monthly statements from
fee. In other words it doesn’t matter if you PCSE?
The PA allowances paid to you are listed as This brings me to another point we must
VAT. How confusing!! But not really as they grasp. NOT ALL ITEMS THAT ARE TAGGED
represent the compensation for the VAT you AS PAs ARE ADMINISTERED IN PRACTICE.
might not be able to claim back because the So, what does that mean exactly? Well, it
items are personally administered in practice. means that some of the items which have
VAT in this instance = PA allowance = a PA allowance/ administration fee/VAT fee
Administration fee. paid to you by the PPA can also have the VAT
claimed back by the accounts team when
However not all of these tagged items are
actually administered in practice. Take they do the VAT returns. This is where you can
Insulin as an example – it will attract the PA ‘claim’ VAT on a PA. Maybe this is the route of
allowance even though we dispense it to the the misunderstanding about PA ‘claims’? If so
patient. I hope this has helped to clear things up.
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