Stoma Providers

This page contains information about the development and implementation of healthcare and appliance supply arrangements for stoma patients in the community.

Stoma Service Level Contract (August 2011) - new contractors wishing to provide Stoma Service for Scottish patients should complete the Stoma Service Level Contract and submit it to their NHS Board.

Provision of Stoma Services

Paragraph 6.3 of Specification of Requirements for Dispensing and Supply of Stoma Appliances to Patients in the Community in Scotland explains that a global sum (as explained below) will be used for expenditure for remuneration payments to Stoma service suppliers. A 3 tier fee (base dispensing fee, customisation fee and delivery fee) and the level of the fees will be used for allocation of payments from this global sum. The following fees will apply at commencement of these arrangements. They will thereafter be subject to variation in accordance with the Global Sum management arrangements detailed below.

The fees for April 2012 to June 2012 are:

Tier 1 - Base Dispensing Fee as Detailed Below:

Number of Items Dispensed Monthly per Despatch Address Point	Base Dispensing Fee
0 to 1,199	£8.24
1,200 to 1,999	£7.55
2,000 to 2,999	£6.98
3,000 +	£6.51

Tier 2 - Customisation Fee as Detailed Below, (Customisation, where carried out for those items which may be customised)

Number of Items Dispensed Monthly per Despatch Address Point	Base Dispensing Fee
0 to 1,199	£6.62
1,200 to 1,999	£6.22
2,000 +	£5.90

Tier 3 - Delivery Fee = £5.16. Only applies where the patient requests delivery. The service specification requires Stoma service suppliers to deliver within 48 hrs - but only where so required by the patient

6.3.4 Stoma service suppliers seeking the customisation fee and/or the delivery fee must submit prescriptions to PSD for payment with the relevant line items duly endorsed as “cust” or “del”, or “cust” and “del’” Unendorsed prescriptions will be paid on the basis of the Base Dispensing Fee only. Stoma service suppliers claiming endorsement will be required to maintain appropriate records for post payment verification purposes to show where customisation and/or delivery had taken place.

Click here to find a stoma service provider (updated May 2012)