NHS England is asking members (pharmacy owners) to continue to voluntarily submit New Medicine Service (NMS) quarterly summary data to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) for Quarter 4 (Q4) 2022/23 (January to March 2023). The mandatory requirement to submit this data has been suspended since 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NHS England want to continue
Read moreThe 2023/24 Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire will be available for completion from approximately 1am on Monday 3rd July 2023 until midnight on Sunday 30th July 2023. As a result of NHS regulations introduced at the end of 2020, completion of CPAF is now a requirement of the Terms of Service. Therefore, contractors must complete
Read morePharmacy press The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and Social Care launched a new inquiry looking at the future of community pharmacy. Steve Brine MP, Chair of the Committee, said “Pharmacy has a central role to play in the future of the NHS. With a greater focus on personalised and patient-centred healthcare, we will be asking
Read morePharmacy press Following reports that the number of medicines recalled by manufacturers due to defects has increased 153% in the UK since 2017, we were asked to comment on what this increase in medicines recalls means for pharmacy teams. Alastair Buxton, Director of NHS Services at Community Pharmacy England, said: “Medicine recalls are a vital
Read morePharmacy press The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) published its annual statistics report Prescription Cost Analysis – England 2022/23, which shows that in 2022/23, 1.18 billion prescription items where dispensing in the community in England at a cost of £10.4 billion. This was an 8% increase from £9.69 billion in 2021/22. Director of Pharmacy Funding,
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Following the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announcing a heat-health alert for the next few days, Community Pharmacy England has developed materials for members to use to support patients during this time. The UKHSA has issued an amber alert across the Midlands and the South of England, whilst other areas are subject to a yellow
Read moreMPs and Peers have this week continued to discuss community pharmacy matters in Westminster, with pharmacy to be the subject of a new inquiry by cross-party MPs. Community Pharmacy England has also remained in contact with many MPs and Peers including briefing them on the ongoing challenges facing pharmacies and last month co-hosting a roundtable
Read morePharmacy press The Pharmaceutical Journal’s annual salary and job satisfaction survey found that a third of 1,578 pharmacists say they are unable to supply medicines to ten or more patients per week because of medicine shortages. The survey also found that 50% of respondents reported medicine shortages as a source of stress and 15% spend
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Insulin isophane biphasic human 25/75 (Insuman® Comb 25) 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml cartridge and pre-filled Solostar pens. MSN/2023/057 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 6th June 2023 Insuman® Comb 25 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml cartridges and prefilled
Read moreNHE England has today published the updated specification for the Hypertension Case-Finding Service on their website. This follows last month’s change to the Secretary of State Directions which allowed pharmacy technicians to start performing blood pressure checks under the service. We have updated the service page on our website to reflect the changes and updated resources
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