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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…

Following the expansion of the New Medicine Service (NMS) in September 2021, there was an ambition to develop clinical IT systems that would support contractors and staff providing the service. This was part of the agreement on Year 3 of the…

Prescription processing is to become digital by default as the final phase of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is rolled out across the country. The latest improvement to EPS - known as Phase 4 - allows prescriptions for all patients to be…

The NHS currently releases detailed information on prescribing of medications via two datasets, both of which are sourced from NHSBSA data: •Detailed Prescribing Information (DPI), released by NHS Business Services Authority via the ISP portal. •…

Jump to: About the eRD resources page Our GP Assurance team are working in collaboration with prescribers and dispensers to help them realise the benefits of increased eRD use. We've created a library of resources to help you.  eRD set up…

This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. Contractors should note from 1 September 2023 claims for payment for the NHS Community Pharmacy Hypertension Case-Finding Advanced Service should be submitted via an IT…

From 1 March 2024, the monthly Flat Fee Payment paid to pharmacy contractors will be set at zero. In accordance with the standard payment schedules, this change will be reflected in payments made from June 2024. This is reflected in the Part VIA…

Jump to: What is eRD? First introduced in 2009, Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) is a non-compulsory method of dispensing prescriptions electronically. It means that patients who regularly get the same medicine do not need to visit their GP…

March 2018 Medicines Optimisation Dashboard is now available. Medicines Optimisation is about improving patient outcomes, quality and value from medicines use, guided by the principles of medicines optimisation. This dashboard brings together a…

Medicines Optimisation is about improving patient outcomes, quality and value from medicines use, guided by the principles of medicines optimisation. This dashboard brings together a range of data relating to variation in medicines use and…