NIHR January 2019
- The way in which excess treatment costs are met is changing and a trial period for the new arrangements will roll out from 1 October 2018, through to April 2019.
- Briefings including "Establishment of new arrangements for funding the reimbursement of excess treatment costs from 1 October 2018 " from NHS England (December 2018) provide more detailed information about the new arrangements.
- The impact of this work will:
- Enable the 15 NIHR Local Clinical Research Networks (LCRNs) to help manage the excess treatment costs process on behalf of their local CCGs and in collaboration with NHS England Specialised Commissioning. This single point of access for all proposals for which excess treatment costs may be applicable is designed to make the process much simpler for researchers to navigate.
- Establish a more rapid, standardised and consistent process for the management of excess treatment costs to avoid delays during study set up and to maximise patient recruitment.
- Set a threshold under which excess treatment costs will need to be absorbed by non-primary care providers participating in studies.
