NHS Circular:
PCA(M)(2000)27

Health Department
Directorate of Primary Care

NHS Management Executive
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
EDINBURGH
EH1 3DG

Dear Colleague

STANDARD CHARGE FOR HEAT, LIGHT AND POWER TO GPs IN HEALTH CENTRES

Summary

NHS Circular PCA(M) 1999 (23) advised Primary Care and Integrated Trusts and Island Health Boards of the level of standard charges for services provided to GPs in Health Centres. This Circular revises the standard charge for heat, light and power to apply from 1 April 2001, where local alternative arrangements have not been agreed.

Background

The charge is set per sq. metre of gross floor area and is based on the actual observed costs for the latest data available from the NHSiS Property and Environment Forum, of the upper performance quartile (the most energy efficient), of Health Centres across Scotland. The most recent Report is available on the following website (http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/gpweb/gpweb/index.htm).

Revised Charge

The revised phased charges are set out below but will be reviewed again for 2002-03 on receipt of data from the Property and Environment Forum.

Action

As it is customary to provide general medical practitioners practising from health centres with 3 months' notice, Primary Care Trusts, Integrated Trusts and Island Health Boards are requested to inform general medical practitioners of the revised charge as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely

WILMA DICKSON
Head of Primary Care Unit A

18 December 2000

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