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In February 2019, the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 were changed to introduce SSPs.   Further changes came into force in July 2019, in the NHS (amendments relating to serious shortage protocols) Regulations 2019.   If the Department of…

What is an SSP? If the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) decides there is a serious shortage of a specific medicine or appliance, they may issue a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP). Under an SSP, pharmacists have the power to dispense an…

We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Tuesday 4 January 2022. Requests for disclosure information should be received by NHS Pensions between 4 January 2022 and 28 February 2022 to enable…

Meeting held at 9:00am on 12 December 2024 at Stella House, Newcastle Upon Tyne.  Present:  Sue Douthwaite, Chair Michael Brodie, Chief Executive Kathy Gillatt, Non-Executive Director David Leather, Non-Executive Director (via video conference…

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is leading an NHS-led transformation programme to identify and deliver the Future NHS Workforce Solution.  The solution will build on the success of the current Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system in…

Meeting held at 9:00am in Stella House, Newcastle Upon Tyne.  Present: Sue Douthwaite, Chair Michael Brodie, Chief Executive Kathy Gillatt, Non-Executive Director David Leather, Non-Executive Director Mathew McKie, Non-Executive Director…

The annual Total Reward Statement refresh is set to commence with the data cut being taken after close of business on the 17 June 2022. If the process goes to plan, the aim is for the statements to be made available mid-August as usual. We will…

New versions of the PRW(e) form and PRW(w) form will be available from Friday 1 April 2022. We understand there are high volumes of existing PRW forms currently in stock which means you may not be using the new paper versions of the form for a few…

Microsoft are withdrawing support for Internet Explorer (IE) from 15 June 2022. As a result, we will no longer support IE in Compass.  Compass supports the latest versions of Edge, Chrome and Firefox.  Safari is also supported on Mac OS but not…

The annual Total Reward Statement refresh is set to commence with the data cut being taken after close of business on the 17 June 2022. If the process goes to plan, the aim is for the statements to be made available mid-August as usual. We will…