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What to include in the red separator
Use the red separator when submitting your prescription forms to make sure some items can be checked before we confirm your monthly payment.
Sort your FP10 prescriptions according to the guidance on your FP34 submission document and use the red…
NHS Discharge Medicines Service
The NHS Discharge Medicines Service (NHS DMS) is a new essential service for community pharmacy contractors. As an essential service, it must be provided by all community pharmacy contractors.
The service has been established to:
ensure…
Updated endorsement guidance for SSP products
Pharmacy contractors should note that endorsement requirements for products supplied in accordance with a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) have been updated, as per Clause 9E, Part II of the June 2021 Drug Tariff.
The update will affect all future…
Patient exemption checking: a guide for pharmacy teams in England
From 1 September 2021, the temporary signature suspension has been lifted. Patients, or their representatives, will again be required to sign the reverse of NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms, or tokens for prescriptions presented at the…
Payment information
To help make payment information more transparent, registered pharmacy and appliance contractors can now access payment information via the Information Services Portal (ISP).
This includes the FP34 Schedule of Payments and a detailed…
NHS Smoking Cessation Service - Referral from Secondary Care into Community Pharmacy
The NHS Smoking Cessation Service is a nationally commissioned advanced Service as part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. This service follows on from the Smoking Cessation Transfer of Care pilots which commenced in November 2020.
In…
Pharmaceutical form refer backs
We have recently noticed a rise in items that are being referred back to contractors for the reason code RB2B: ‘The order/endorsement is incomplete. The presentation must be present.’ This commonly occurs with handwritten prescriptions.
If you…
Drug Tariff Part XIV
Detailed information on Part XIV of the Drug Tariff.
Part XIVB: arrangements for contractors concerning prescription pricing errors
This information applies to pharmacy contractors in England only.
From 1 April 2012
From April 2012, a…
Drug Tariff Part VIIIC – May 2023
Pharmacy contractors will be able to obtain the following Covid-19 antivirals at no cost from Alliance Healthcare (further information will be available from Alliance Healthcare Distribution in due course).
Drug
Pack size…
NHSBSA release NHS Pharmacy First clinical pathways data for February – August 2024
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has published the latest figures for NHS Pharmacy First clinical pathways between February and August 2024.
This data has been released in our new dedicated NHS Pharmacy First Clinical Pathways Data…