DHSC: GPH: Part IX of the NHS Drug Tariff Drug

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Part IX of the NHS Drug Tariff Drug Tariff Part IX | NHSBSA lists medical devices (also known as appliances) that are appropriate for prescription outside of a hospital setting – for example, wound care products, stoma bags and catheters. Lot 1: As part of the application for Part IX, NHS Prescription Services determines where on the Drug Tariff the appliance is listed. Following a consultation that took place between October 2023 and January 2024, the Department of Health and Social Care are updating the way medical devices listed on Part IX of the Drug Tariff are categorised and assessed. We are currently working at pace to categorise these products into draft clinically comparable groups in advance of seeking patient, clinical and industry feedback. <br/><br/>The aim of this patient engagement is to gather patient input on what features patients value in these products in order to build this feedback into the assessment framework of medical product attributes under Part IX of the Drug Tariff. <br/><br/>The opportunity will be competed on the Research and Insight Dynamic Purchasing System, therefore it will only be open to suppliers currently registered on the Research & Insights DPS (RM6126).<br/><br/>It is anticipated that the competition will be held in November 2024, and the opportunity will be for 3 (three) months.