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Changes to sorting requirements and new FP34C forms
The following is an announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC):
The increased uptake of electronic prescriptions has resulted in a significant reduction of paper prescription submissions. Approximately 5% of the prescriptions…
SNOMED codes for drugs covered by the Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription Prepayment Certificate (HRT PPC)
We've produced a document to provide GP IT suppliers with a list of the corresponding SNOMED codes for the HRT drugs which should be automatically placed on a separate prescription. A formal list of drugs covered by the HRT PPC is available in the …
Private controlled drugs
You need to use the correct submission document when submitting private controlled drugs.
Use the FP34PCD form to submit:
FP10PCD private prescriptions for controlled drugs (CD)
FP10CDF requisition forms
Complete and submit one FP34PCD…
Drug Tariff Part VIC – Advanced Services – April 2023
From 1 April 2023 there will be amendments to Part VIC of the Drug Tariff to align with recent changes to service specifications for Advanced Services.
From 1 April 2023 pharmacy technicians will be able to perform blood pressure checks as part of…
Help your patients understand how their prescription information is used and protected
A new data privacy law will be introduced in the UK in May 2018. As a result, we’ve published a new privacy notice to make it easier for patients to find out how the NHS Business Services Authority uses and protects their prescription information.…
EPS events
Sessions will include:
how to increase the use of Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)
how to improve patient experience with EPS
what you find difficult with EPS
how we can help you maximise your use of EPS, and the benefits of EPS.
EPS…
Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2020/21 Part 2 - Primary Care Network prevention domain
The following is an announcement on behalf of DHSC:
As outlined in Part VIIA of the Drug Tariff in Table 2 “PQS 2020/21 Part 2 domains” under the Primary Care Network prevention domain, the lower and upper threshold and the points available along…
Prescribing budgets
ICBs are responsible for setting a prescribing budget against each GP practice within their organisation.
Annual prescribing budgets
Following the completion of March’s prescribing data, NHS Prescription Services will send an annual prescribing…
Complete the Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework screening questionnaire
We're reminding pharmacy contractors to complete this year's Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire by 11:59pm on Saturday 24 July 2021.
Around 2,000 pharmacies still need to complete this year’s CPAF, which is…
New elearning programme explains the dm+d
Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) worked in partnership with the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSN), NHSX, NHS Digital and NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) to create a new elearning programme.
The elearning…