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Drug Tariff news - October Part VIIIA reimbursement prices
The Department of Health has agreed the October Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement prices for the following items will be:
Celiprolol 200mg tablets - £19.83
Cimetidine 400mg tablets - £6.55
Clindamycin 150mg capsules - £13.25
Diclofenac…
ePACT2: Academic Health Science Networks (AHSN) rebrand
Academic Health Science Networks (AHSN) have been rebranded as Health Innovation Networks (HIN). All reports for prescribing data from May 2024 onwards will use the new name.
The ePACT2 upload now reflects this new branding for both the overall…
ePACT2: Pharmacy First data now available in Analysis Builder tool
On 31 January 2024, the new Pharmacy First - Clinical Pathways (PFCP) Advanced Service was introduced. The service provides advice and NHS funded treatment, where appropriate, for seven common conditions.
PFCP product data (from February 2024 data…
Drug Tariff news - December Part VIIIA reimbursement prices
The Department of Health has agreed that the December Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement price for the following items will be:
Ferrous sulfate 200mg tablets £2.85
Flecainide 50mg tablets £5.05
Lercanidipine 10mg tablets £5.70
Nefopam 30mg…
Government update on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
On 16 August, the Government published updates to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. This follows and engagement exercise undertaken by Sir Robert Francis KC, Interim Chair of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority - the body that will be…
Pensions Online (POL) downtime – September 2024
POL will not be available on Sunday 22 September due to scheduled system maintenance.
If we need to bring POL down at short notice for urgent maintenance, we’ll advise you as soon as we can in advance via the POL homepage.
ePACT2: Missing Scottish dispensing data
Prescription data for items prescribed in England and dispensed in Scotland from June 2023 to June 2024 is not held in ePACT2. From July onwards the data feed into ePACT2 should have been restored.
The missing Scottish dispensing data can be found…
Drug Tariff news - May Part VIIIA reimbursement prices
The Department of Health has agreed that the May Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement prices for the following items will be:
Bumetanide 1mg tablets £2.05
Celiprolol 400mg tablets £39.65
Cimetidine 400mg tablets £19.99
Desmopressin…
Drug Tariff News - September Part VIIIA reimbursement prices
The Department of Health has agreed that the September Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement price for the following items will be:
Flecainide 50mg tablets £11.57
Lorazepam 2.5mg tablets £11.50
Ropinirole 250microgram tablets £6.05
Ropinirole…
Part time pensionable pay update
Further to an article in the January 2016 Employer Newsletter, we are continuing to consider the system changes required to ensure that the whole time equivalent pay is calculated correctly for part time staff who are in receipt of supplementary…