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The Supreme Court has refused permission for the Government to appeal the Court of Appeal’s December 2018 judgment in the cases of McCloud and Sargeant. This means that the Court of Appeal’s judgment stands, and that ‘transitional protection’ gave…

The Department of Health and Social Care and the Welsh Government have retrospectively determined that from July 2019: Melatonin 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free (150ml) – is added to Category C based on Colonis Pharma, and Melatonin 5mg/5ml oral…

The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly of Wales have re-determined that the reimbursement prices for the following items will be: brimonidine 0.2% eye drops (5ml) - £2.11 (instead of £1.68) duloxetine 60mg gastro-…

We’re carrying out scheduled maintenance IT work and this will impact on the online dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d) browser from Thursday 7 May to Sunday 10 May 2020. This means access to the dm+d browser will be unavailable during this…

If you have an annual allowance charge you can either pay the charge directly to HMRC yourself or share the responsibility for the payment with the NHS Pension Scheme using the scheme pays facility. This is known as a scheme pays election. The NHS…

Prescribing, dispensing and payment information for dispensing contractors. You'll find information on: the dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d) what you'll be paid for providing NHS services the rules to follow when prescribing and…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) recently published the outcome of its consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme Regulations which confirmed changes to final pay controls from the 1 July 2021. These changes are…

From 1 September 2021, the temporary signature suspension has been lifted. Patients, or their representatives, will again be required to sign the reverse of NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms, or tokens for prescriptions presented at the…

The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.3% to 20.6%, plus the employer levy of 0.08%. In March 2019 the consultation response announcing the rise, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed…

We’re not able to project or provide any further financial forecasting for 2015 Scheme benefits past the relevant scheme year, except for those retiring due to ill health and who have already submitted their application and members who may be made…