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Authorised signatories are personnel working for commissioner and/or provider organisations with responsibility for notifying NHS Prescription Services of changes to prescribing data. NHS Prescription Services hold details of a senior authorised…

We launched the Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) screening questionnaire for all community pharmacies in England on 28 June 2021.  Pharmacy contractors can access this year’s CPAF by logging in to the NHSBSA’s Manage Your Service (MYS…

This is a message on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). You will be aware of the MHRA patient level recalls of Emerade 150microgram, 300microgram and 500microgram devices on 4 March, 7 April and 18 May 2020, respectively.…

Our GP Assurance team is working in collaboration with Primary Care Networks, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and Health Innovation Networks to help prescribers and dispensers realise the benefits of increased electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) use…

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…

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…

Data used in Pharmacy Access Scheme calculations (1 December 2016 to 31 March 2018). The Pharmacy Access Scheme forms part of the changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework announced by the Department of Health & Social Care on 20…

Electronic submission of prescriptions for reimbursement EPS (release 2) allows pharmacies to electronically submit patients’ prescriptions to us for reimbursement. The information is provided to us using the dm+d code and contractors can make…

The NHS Smoking Cessation Service is a nationally commissioned advanced Service as part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. This service follows on from the Smoking Cessation Transfer of Care pilots which commenced in November 2020. In…

Any community pharmacy in England can provide the service, as long as it: has a consultation room can procure the vaccination can meet the data recording requirements has appropriately trained staff The latest terms and fees for the service…