VSS MEDICATION, DISPOSABLE AND IMPLANT INVOICING SCHEDULE

To define the invoicing pattern for the use of medications, implants and disposable items at VSS.  This will include

• Medications administered to patients for therapeutic reasons delivered by any relevant method (per os, subcutaneous, intravenous etc).
• Implants used in the treatment of conditions or monitoring of conditions (e.g. surgical plates and screws, intra ocular devices, glucose monitors etc)
• Disposable items used for patient care, deliver of medications etc (e.g urinary catheters and feeding tubes, disposable items for endoscopy etc)
• This does not include consumable items such as bedding items, cleaning products etc

• Items should be invoiced directly when used.
• Specific items should be invoiced e.g. number and concentration of medication, number of individual screw lengths, number and type of suture material used
• If a whole bottle or vial is required for one patient (and the remainder will be disposed of) then the whole vial/bottle etc should be invoiced to the client.

Effective date - 13 February 2023