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Pre-Registration Training Grant

The pre-registration training grant increased from £16,440  per annum to £18,440 per annum from 1st October 2008.

For existing pre-registration trainees, contractors are entitled to monthly payments at the old rate for the time a pre-registration trainee was employed before October 2008 and monthly payments at the new rate for the time a pre-registration trainee is employed after October 2008.  Payment is made by PCTs in arrears so there is likely to be a lag time before the increased payment rate is seen on a contractor's Schedule of Payments. The lag time is dependent on the PCT's internal payment authorisation processes and can vary from PCT to PCT.

PCTs (England) are responsible for instructing the NHS Business Services Authority, Prescription Pricing Division to make payments in respect of pre-registration trainees. For payment related problems linked to the pre-registration grant, the first point of contact is a contractor's PCT. The NHS Business Services Authority, Prescription Pricing Division cannot action changes in the grant, for example an increase in the level without instruction from the respective PCT.

In the past, funding for the pre-registration grant came in part from pharmacy contract funding and in part from central Department of Health funds. From October 2008, from a budgetary perspective, funding for the pre-registration grant will now be charged back solely to pharmacy contract funding. Additional funding has been added to the pharmacy contract funding arrangements to compensate for this administrative change.

Pre-registration Training Grant Application Form

In response to contractor requests, PSNC has developed a form which pharmacy contractors can use to apply to their PCT for payment of the Pre-Registration Training Grant. There is no nationally approved form to claim this payment therefore the use of the form is not mandatory. The form can be downloaded in PDF format or as a Microsoft Word e-form in the Forms Section of the Website.