Community Pharmacy England is calling for a reversal of the decision to allow a delay to the commencement of the Flu Vaccination Service until after 1st September, warning Ministers that the timely vaccination of around one million people is at stake. In a letter to Pharmacy Minister Neil O’Brien and Vaccines Minister Maria Caulfield, we
Read moreNHS England previously announced that pharmacy owners will need to use an NHS approved clinical IT system to make their clinical records and payment claims for the Hypertension case-finding service from 1st September 2023. To begin with, it is expected the following four IT suppliers will develop their systems to include functionality to support the
Read moreFollowing the introduction of the Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription Prepayment Certificate (HRT PPC), the FP57 receipt and refund claim form has been updated. The new FP57 form is now available to order, however, there will be a period of transition where pharmacies can continue to use the older versions of the FP57s forms until stocks run
Read moreNHS Prescription Services produces a quarterly newsletter called “Hints & Tips for dispensing contractors”. The latest edition (Issue 52) contains some useful information and advice on: NHSBSA email Manage Your Service – User Access New Medicine Service (NMS) – Voluntary Quarterly Data Submission Exemptions and resources for free NHS prescriptions Hypromellose 0.3% eye drops How
Read moreAs part of the Year 4 & 5 funding settlement for community pharmacy, it was agreed that an urgent review of the price concession setting system would take place. Since this announcement, Community Pharmacy England has been working with Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to determine improvements to the price concession system. As part of a
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England will be hosting a webinar on price concessions to help to explain how the concessions system works and what happens when pharmacy owners report increased prices to us, and to answer your questions and hear further feedback for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). While the concessions system is designed
Read moreFollowing several weeks of discussion during which Community Pharmacy England made strong representations and put weekly evidence from pharmacy owners to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), late on Monday (July 31st) DHSC announced its final price concessions for July. Several of the prices announced represented improvements on the original DHSC offers following
Read moreFollowing discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (31/07/2023) announced the following final list of price concessions for July 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Aciclovir 200mg tablets 25 £1.76 Atorvastatin 20mg tablets 28 £3.38 Atorvastatin
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg tablets. MSN/2023/074 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 31st July 2023 Tegretol® (carbamazepine) 100mg tablets will be out of stock during August 2023 Tegretol® 200mg tablets and Tegretol® 100mg/5ml liquid remain available and will be able
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Reboxetine (Edronax®) 4mg tablets. MSN/2023/073 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 31st July 2023 Reboxetine (Edronax®) 4mg tablets are out of stock from mid-August until the end of October 2023. Unlicensed imported stock is available (see details below) If
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