HMRC have published Revenue and Customs Brief 5 (2023): ‘Change to the VAT treatment of medical services carried out by non-registered staff directly supervised by pharmacists’, which explains the amended rules which apply from 1 May 2023.
Supplies of Medical services made by certain registered health professionals are exempt from VAT.
- This exemption extends to non-registered staff providing medical services directly supervised by registered health professionals.
Services provided by Pharmacists are also exempt from VAT, but this extension did not, prior to 1 May 2023, include services carried out by non-registered staff directly supervised by pharmacists.
As announced at the 2023 Spring Budget:
- The supply of medical services carried out by non-registered staff directly supervised by pharmacists will be exempt from VAT from 1 May 2023, for services supplied on or after that date.
This brings the VAT treatment of pharmacists in line with other registered health professionals providing medical services to the public.
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Budget 2023: VAT
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