NHS England has this afternoon announced that while the flu vaccination service will officially commence in October, pharmacy owners will be able to go ahead and vaccinate any patients who have already booked September appointments and be paid for those. The decision to allow booked appointments to go ahead follows high-level influencing work led by
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England has coordinated a letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, seeking his immediate intervention to prevent a delay to the start of the flu immunisation programme. We have joined with CSL Seqirus, Healthcare Distribution Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to warn the Government of the
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England has successfully appealed to increase the price concession granted in July 2023 for Atorvastatin 80mg tablets to £3.91 from the previously imposed £3.45. During the month of July 2023 our Dispensing and Supply Team received an exceptionally high volume of reports from pharmacies unable to obtain Atorvastatin 80mg tablets at the published
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England is looking to recruit several roles into our Pharmacy Funding Team. If you’re passionate about community pharmacy and eager to support pharmacy owners through one of these specialised roles, we’re keen to hear from you. The full details for each role are available via the links below. They are: Pricing Analyst (Pricing
Read moreCommunity 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
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