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Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) 2018/19 funding
The Department of Health and Social Care with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee’s agreement is maintaining CPCF funding for 2018/19 at the same level as last year, i.e. £2.592 billion. In order to deliver this level of funding the…
Detailed Prescribing Information is being decommissioned - update
The Detailed Prescribing Information (DPI) currently available in Information Services Portal (ISP) is being decommissioned.
The dataset January 2021 published in March 2021 was to be the final dataset to be published via ISP with future data…
NHS Community Pharmacy New Medicine Service (NMS) Expansion Pilot: Inclusion of Depression as a Therapeutic Area and Revised Service Delivery Model
This pilot will run from August 2022 until 31 March 2024, or before, if sufficient data has been collected to evaluate the service and commission nationally. Contractors will be notified of the end of the pilot with one month's notice of final…
FP57 receipt and refund claim form updates
Following the introduction of the Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription Prepayment Certificate (HRT PPC), the FP57 receipt and refund claim form has been updated.
The prescription charges section has been updated. This lets the pharmacy teams…
The 2022 Pharmacy Access Scheme
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…
SNOMED CT and dm+d
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…
NHS Supporting Early Diagnosis of Cancer (Community Pharmacy) Pilot Registration
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…
DHSC PPE Portal: user research
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 information for the Best Practice Show 2023
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…
NHS dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d)
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…