Drug Tariff Independent Advisory Panels: Part IX
The Independent Advisory Panels (IAPs) support the assessment of medical devices listed in Part IX of the NHS England and Wales Drug Tariff.
Role of the Part IX IAPs
The function of the Part IX Independent Advisory Panels (IAPs) is to provide expert and patient-informed recommendations in terms of product quality on product inclusion, renewal and removal from Part IX of the Drug Tariff. Part IX contains a list of appliances and chemical reagents approved by NHS Prescription Services on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care for prescribing at NHS expense by an appropriate practitioner.
There are currently 2 advisory panels for Part IX of the Drug Tariff:
- IAP for point of care testing (POCT) and hypodermic equipment
- IAP for oral, dental, ear, eye and nasal (ODEEN) care
Further IAPs will be established to cover the future waves of renewals of products on Part IX of the Drug Tariff.
Membership
- Ms Jas Khambh, Chair of ODEEN IAP (Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Director, NHS London Procurement Partnership)
- Dr Sulaxni Nainani, Chair of ODEEN IAP (Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB)
- Dr Partha Kar, Chair of POCT IAP (Consultant Diabetes and Endocrinology, Portsmouth)
- Dr Raj Shah, Chair of POCT IAP (Clinical Director, East London Foundation Trust)
Further chairs and panel members to follow.
Declaration of member interests to follow.
Current vacancies
Email the Part IX consultation mailbox if you are interested in opportunities to join the panels: partix-consultation@dhsc.gov.uk
Minutes
No meetings have taken place.
Annual report
The IAPs for Part IX do not publish an annual report. The code of practice for scientific advisory committees sets out the content that should be published in an annual report. These are the committee’s purpose and activities, its membership and members’ interests, and a financial statement. All of this content, with the exception of a financial statement, will be recorded in the minutes of its meetings or published on GOV.UK.
The Part IX IAPs have not yet published a financial statement because there is very little financial activity so far to report. A statement will be published annually.