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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Pharmacy contractors should note for Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2021/22, that the arrangements for claiming payment for PQS have been altered. The declaration window will now be between 15:00 on 3 February 2022 and 23:59 on 2 March 2022.…

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has made further representations that pharmacy contractors in England are still experiencing cash flow issues. In light of the concerns expressed, there will be a one-off increase to the…

As outlined in DHSC’s guidance for general practice in England on accessing DHSC centrally supplied flu vaccines, each GP practice is required to complete a return to declare: whether you sourced DHSC supplied flu vaccines the manufacturers you…

Contractors should be aware of three amendments to Part VIC from the February 2025 Drug Tariff: A provision that will allow claims to be accepted outside the claim window when IT issues outside a contractor’s control prevents them from making a…

The Department of Health has agreed that the March Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement prices for Baclofen 10mg tablets £5.25 Mefenamic acid 250mg capsules £12.00 and not as printed in the March edition of the Drug Tariff.