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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…
Reminder of changes to the opt out form (SD502) return process
We advised in a previous newsletters that employers are no longer required to send the paper SD502 opt out form to NHS Pensions and we have amended the form to include this advice. Instead, it is the employer’s responsibility to retain the form in…
Greenbury reminder
The Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) is now available. All requests for disclosure must be received by Monday 28 February 2022, so that we can provide you with the necessary disclosure information.
You should avoid using the…
Background and introduction
Background
In December 2011, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) set out plans to support the development, adoption and spread of innovation in the NHS. It published a report titled 'Innovation, Health and Wealth, accelerating adoption…
An update on Remedial Savings Statements (RSS)
On 31 March 2025, it was announced by Karin Smyth that the Department of Health and Social Care has extended the RSS delivery deadlines. These new delivery deadlines can be found on our Making your decision about your NHS Pension benefits web page…
Using our knowledge base
Need help with your NHS Pension Scheme queries? Our knowledge base is here to help. Simply type in your question or some keywords relating to the NHS Pension Scheme and it will instantly provide helpful information and direct links to the relevant…
Roles within the Optimisation team
Head of Workforce Optimisation
The Head of Workforce Optimisation’s role is to plan, strategically carry out and evaluate the effects of a number of programmes and projects that aim to improve the way people work together.
Performance Manager
The…
Education Support Grant (ESG)
We provide colleges and universities with information relating to the Education Support Grant (ESG) in respect of Social Work students.
A consultation report was published on 2014 by the Department of Health and Social Care on reforming the…
Dependency Forming Medicines – England
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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 …