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HRT PPC guidance
On 1 April 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) introduced a new Prescription Prepayment Certificate (PPC) to reduce the cost of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for patients.
The certificate will be valid for 12 months and covers…
Update to MYS dashboard
Due to user feedback, we are changing the MYS dashboard to move the current tabs to the left hand side of the page and listing them in alphabetical order.
This change will take place on Thursday 12…
NHS Profile Manager launch
NHS Digital is launching the new NHS Profile Manager, which will replace the current NHS profile editor and the DoS Profile Updater. We’re aiming to move to this new system in early March 2023 and will confirm the exact date nearer the time.
NHS…
Universal Credit: Help your patients avoid costly mistakes
The NHS Business Services Authority is responsible for verifying claims for free NHS prescriptions and dental treatment. If a patient can’t prove their entitlement, they are required to pay a penalty charge of up to £100 – as well as the original…
EPS data sent to practices in November 2017
Increased use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) offers benefits for patients, GP practices and pharmacies.
As part of our work to help realise these benefits for the NHS, we recently wrote to GP practices across the country to highlight…
Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2023/2024 data published on the Open Data Portal
The NHSBSA data services team has used the open data portal to publish the latest 2023/24 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) data. This dataset is publicly available, and you can explore it on the open data portal website.
Part of the Community Pharmacy…