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Directions for the Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Advanced Service (CPSIVAS)
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Amended Directions for the Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Advanced Service (CPSIVAS) have been made and published. Read the updated directions…
Our Environment Strategy 2022 to 2025
NHSBSA has already declared a climate emergency in September 2020 and made a public commitment to respond. We are supporting this declaration with this ambitious environment strategy, clearly defining the long-term goals and actions we will achieve…
Drug Tariff Part VIIA Pharmacy Quality Scheme (England)
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Following the publication of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 5-year deal: year 4 (2022 to 2023) and year 5 (2023 to 2024) letter to contractors on 22…
Reminder for employers regarding final pay control reassessments
A reminder that applications for reassessments of final pay control charges issued before 1 July 2021 closed in December 2021.
All final pay control changes calculated on or after 1 July 2021 already take into account the revised Consumer Price…
Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) – Launch of the Year 5 Scheme 2023/24
The reduced Year 5 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) PQS scheme will launch on 1 June 2023.
It will consist of one gateway criterion (NMS) and three domains (Medicines Optimisation, Respiratory and Prevention) with annual funding of £…
Drug Tariff Part VIC – NHS Community Pharmacy Consultation Service (CPCS)
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Contractors should note that the grace period to claim for activity under the Community Pharmacist Consultation Advanced Service will reduce from six months to three…
General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) activity data
Potential Data Issue
We have identified a potential issue which may affect the General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) activity data.
We are working with stakeholders to investigate the issue and hope to have this resolved as soon as possible.…
BNF Code Changes- January 2024
The annual version changes relating to the BNF Structure have been implemented with January 2024 dispensing data.
The latest file shows the BNF presentation code as of December 2023 data against the BNF presentation code as of January 2024 data. …
Contributions to the NHS Pension Scheme are changing
In our March employer update, we gave further information about the second phase of changes to member contributions. These changes must be implemented from 1 April 24.
We now know what contribution rate should be applied where employers can not…
ePACT2: Changes to the Itemised Prescribing Payment (IPP) report – addition of Retro Concession Price Adjustment (line 8)
The IPP financial report has been updated to include a new line:
Line 8 - Retro Concession Price Adjustment:
The Net Ingredient Cost of adjustments caused by the retrospective top-up payment for concessionary prices. Part II Clause 8 E of the…