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This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The 2022 Pharmacy Access Scheme (PhAS) is one of the elements agreed as part of the agreement on Year 3 (2021 to 2022) of the Community Pharmacy Contractual…

This pilot will evaluate the implementation of direct referrals by Community Pharmacy to secondary care for people with suspected cancer signs and symptoms. It will start by focusing on testing safety and technical feasibility with a small number of…

dm+d was developed as a stand-alone product which could be implemented in systems independent of the strategic clinical terminology solution the NHS was committed to - SNOMED CT® (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms). However, it…

Registered area teams can enter contractor payments for locally commissioned services using the local payments application (LPA). Log in to LPA Available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (excluding bank holidays). Register to use LPA You'll need to…

This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) would like to invite you to take part in user research for a new platform that will replace the current PPE Portal. DHSC…

eRD top tips   Be prepared to invest some ‘set–up’ time at the practice. This is an ‘invest to save’ process. Start small – increase numbers and expand the selection criteria as the confidence of the prescriber and practice increases. Improve…

How dm+d supports the NHS dm+d: supports seamless data exchange between disparate clinical systems helps enable improvements in processes such as the calculation of reimbursement and remuneration payments, and tasks related to medicines…

The NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) is a dictionary of descriptions and codes which cover product information about medicines and devices in use across the NHS. It is the recognised NHS standard (SCCI0052) for uniquely identifying…

This pilot service follows on from the Smoking Cessation Transfer of Care pilots and the introduction of the NHS Smoking Cessation Service (SCS) into the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF). It will test a referral pathway from NHS TLHC…

From September 2026 newly qualified pharmacists will enter the General Pharmaceutical Council register as independent prescribers. There are also many training and education initiatives funded through the NHS England Pharmacy Integration Fund that…