MPs 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
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Clomifene (Clomid®) 50mg tablets. MSN/2023/056 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 5th June 2023 Sanofi will be out of stock of clomifene (Clomid®) 50mg tablets from w/c 12 June 2023 until w/c 18 September 2023. Generic clomifene 50mg tablets
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 moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Ethinylestradiol 20microgram / Drospirenone 3mg (Eloine®) tablets. MSN/2023/055 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 1st June 2023 Ethinylestradiol 20microgram / Drospirenone 3mg (Eloine®) tablets are out of stock from late-June 2023 until late-August 2023. Alternative combined oral contraceptives (COC)
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England on behalf of our members made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 10 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 June 2023. This takes the total
Read moreFollowing discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners (our members), the Department has today (01/06/2023) announced the following final list of price concessions for May 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Amoxicillin 125mg/5ml oral suspension 100 £2.98 Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral
Read moreThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided clarification from HMRC that VAT is not applicable on products supplied in accordance with serious shortage protocols (SSPs). From 1 June 2023, the allowance for VAT currently paid alongside product reimbursement will stop being paid when reimbursing for products supplied in accordance with SSPs. Until
Read more
