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    • 9TH MAY 2023

    National Patient Safety Alert: Class 1 Medicines Recall: Emerade 500 micrograms and Emerade 300 micrograms auto-injectors

    National Patient Safety Alert: Class 1 Medicines Recall Notification: Recall of Emerade 500 micrograms and Emerade 300 micrograms auto-injectors, due to the potential for device failure. National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number: NatPSA/2023/004/MHRA Date issued: 9th May 2023 Emerade 500 micrograms solution for injection in pre-filled syringe, PL 33616/0015 (SNOMED Code 23420111000001107) Emerade 300 micrograms

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    • 9TH MAY 2023

    End of antiviral medicine prescribing for 2022/23 influenza season

    In light of surveillance data indicating that circulation of influenza in the community has returned to baseline levels, the Department of Health and Social Care has published an alert to inform prescribers working in primary care and pharmacy teams that antiviral medicines should no longer be prescribed.  Community pharmacists should no longer supply antiviral medicines

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    • 9TH MAY 2023

    Government pledges £645m investment in community pharmacy  

    The Government and NHS have today promised a £645m investment in community pharmacies over the next two years to support a pharmacy common conditions service, along with the NHS Pharmacy Contraception and NHS Hypertension Case-Finding services. This is the most significant investment in community pharmacy in well over a decade and it follows many months

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    • 8TH MAY 2023

    BBC highlights pharmacy pressures as NHS GP plans announced

    The BBC has today (Monday 8th May) published a news article alongside broadcast and interview pieces focused on the immense financial and operational challenges facing community pharmacies. This follows many months of briefings and conversations with PSNC and others,  along with interviews with community pharmacy owners. We have been briefing journalists on the pressures facing

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    • 5TH MAY 2023

    Contractor Notice: Expiry of SSP055 Estradot® 75mcg patches

    The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Estradot® 75mcg patches are now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP055 Estradot® 75mcg patches expires at 23.59pm on Friday 5 May 2023. After this date, any prescriptions for Estradot® 75mcg patches must be

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    • 4TH MAY 2023

    Extended FP34C submission deadline for prescriptions dispensed in April 2023

    With the early May bank holiday (1 May 2023) occurring in the first five days of the submission window contractors have an extra day, until the end of 6th of May, to submit their April FP34C declaration using the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal and to dispatch their prescription bundle to the relevant pricing division at the

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    • 3RD MAY 2023

    Book now for our Regulatory Changes Webinar

    Gordon Hockey, Director of Legal, will be hosting a PSNC webinar about upcoming changes to the Pharmaceutical Regulations on Tuesday 16th May at 7pm. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England has introduced a package of regulatory changes in response to the current pressures on community pharmacy, and calls from PSNC

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    • 3RD MAY 2023

    VAT services exemption introduced

    From this month, healthcare services carried out by pharmacy staff under the supervision of pharmacists have become exempt from VAT. This is something that PSNC has been seeking Government agreement on for a long time, including in recent CPCF negotiations. HM Revenue and Customs has issued a note detailing the change to the VAT treatment

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    • 2ND MAY 2023

    CPCF 2023/24 and Regulations: Imposed changes

    The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today laid regulations affecting community pharmacy contractors as well as indicating the Government’s decisions on the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) for 2023/24.   These changes and decisions have been imposed on the sector as PSNC’s clear view remains that the sector’s finances and capacity are in a

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    • 2ND MAY 2023

    NHS Prescription Services ‘Hints & Tips’ – Issue 51

    NHS Prescription Services produces a quarterly newsletter called “Hints & Tips for dispensing contractors”. The latest edition (Issue 51) contains some useful information and advice on: Patients claiming free NHS prescriptionsReal Time Exemption CheckingSubmitting EPS tokens to the NHSBSASubmitting Accounts to Scanning SitesHRT PPCDisallowed ItemsNew Medicine Service PPV To view current and previous issues of

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