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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.
In accordance with section 195(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Welsh Ministers.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(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.
Propose a change2 Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
(1) The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 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;
Propose a change3 Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2015
In the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2015, 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”.
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