Workforce challenges are currently adversely impacting most sectors of the UK economy, but they are being particularly acutely felt within community pharmacy with serious consequences for pharmacy contractors. PSNC and the other national pharmacy bodies have called for improved workforce planning to be undertaken by the Government and NHS, but for this to happen, high
Read moreNHS England has announced that from Wednesday 7th September 2022, around 7 million people, including those aged 75 and over, people who are immunosuppressed and health and care workers will be able to book an appointment for their COVID-19 booster vaccinations online or by calling 119. From Wednesday, health and care workers, including pharmacy staff,
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Medroxyprogesterone (Provera®) 10mg tablets. MSN/2022/074 Tier 3 – high impact Date of issue 1st September 2022 Medroxyprogesterone (Provera®) 10mg tablets are in limited supply until mid-September 2022. Lower strength medroxyprogesterone tablets (2.5mg and 5mg) remain available but will not be able
Read moreAre you passionate about community pharmacy and experienced in communications? If so, we would love to hear from you as we make the case for this critical part of primary care. PSNC is looking to recruit a Media and Corporate Communications Manager as part of our Communications and Public Affairs Directorate. The postholder will be
Read morePSNC is escalating its concerns about the process for setting price concessions to senior Government officials responsible for medicines supply, warning that the system is not working in the current environment from a community pharmacy contractor perspective. When a new Government takes over next week, this will be one of several urgent topics being raised
Read moreFollowing applications made by PSNC to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), a further 15 new products entered the list of ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) in Part II of the Drug Tariff from 1 September 2022: Click here to view the 15
Read moreFollowing representations from PSNC, the Department of Health of Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined the special container status of the following products to be supplied as complete packs: Cycloserine 250mg capsules Efmody 5mg modified-release capsules Efmody 10mg modified-release capsules From September 2022, these products have been re-classified as special containers as they meet the relevant
Read moreCommunity pharmacy contractors are advised to dispatch their paper prescriptions for August to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) no later than the 5th of September, to mitigate against planned strike action by the Communication Workers Union (CWU). The paper prescription bundle should be sent together with the Account Identifier Document to the relevant pricing
Read moreHealth Education England (HEE) have launched the Newly Qualified Pharmacist pathway for 2022/2023. It aims to link the initial education and training reforms to a continuum of development into post-registration to provide a smoother transition into being an independent practitioner. There are four core elements of the pathway: Access to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (01/09/2022) granted the following list of price concessions for August 2022: Drug Pack size Price concession Aripiprazole 5mg tablets 28 £5.00 Aripiprazole 10mg tablets 28 £31.99 Aripiprazole 15mg tablets 28 £14.39 Aripiprazole 30mg tablets 28 £32.50 Hyoscine butylbromide 10mg tablets 56 £6.12 Temazepam 10mg tablets 28
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