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If you’re eligible for the Social Work Bursary (SWB) and studying an undergraduate course, you can get help with your living costs while you study. This is a grant, not a loan, so you do not normally need to pay it back. SWB for undergraduates is…

When you visit an optician, the information collected is sent to Primary Care Support England (PCSE). They're responsible for any payments to providers of NHS General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) such as, vision correcting devices, repairs or…

Every Public Service Pension Scheme is working through significant complexity to put in place the Public Service Pensions Remedy for all affected members As the largest Scheme, the NHS Pension Scheme has made substantial progress towards…

Combatting antimicrobial resistance, the UK's second five-year national action plan continues to promote optimal use of antimicrobials in humans to ensure safe and effective patient care by strengthening antimicrobial stewardship programmes. There…

In England, patients pay for their NHS prescriptions and NHS dental treatment. This is an important source of funding for the NHS. Each year, the NHS loses significant funds due to people claiming free prescriptions or dental treatment they weren’t…

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is responsible for this service. Why we process your information We will use the information you provide to: assess applications to the Schemes make payments in accordance with the England Infected…

Since 1 April 2017 NHS Pension Scheme Employing Authorities have been paying a levy to cover the cost of the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme. The levy has been collected along with employers contributions by increasing the rate from 14.30%…

Sharing Our Performance - March 2019 Our level of performance continues to be maintained as we strive to process first pension payments in a timely manner. As of 26 March, a total of 3852 applications have been processed, 97.49% of which were paid…

Children from Gibside School are visiting an NHS organisation in Newcastle this World Autism Awareness Week (1-7 April) to try out some technology activities and raise money for their charity. Autism is a lifelong disability which affects how…

First Awards As of 25 June 2019, a total of 3708 applications have been processed. 97.98% were paid on time. To recap for the full month of May, 4358 were processed, of which 97.77% were paid on time. Bereavements Bereavements processing is…