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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…

We will be rolling out the onboarding of My NHS Pension to Scheme members who have access to ESR (Electronic Staff Record) in the new year.  Onboarding to My NHS Pension has been taking place in phases, and we have successfully invited and…

The Oversupply dashboard is now available in ePACT2.   Oversupply is when more medication is dispensed than is typically needed or wanted by the patient. This dashboard will support improvement initiatives, particularly around addressing…

The death benefits that are payable are based on a percentage of the deceased’s pensionable pay. The percentages are shown in the table below. Dependants Amount of average pay to be provided following death…

The Stakeholder Engagement Team has been cascading information over the last few months to inform non Pensions Online (POL) organisations of the changes being implemented in 2018 with the end of year return. To support employers through these…

Although Equitable Life closed to new business in 2001, the NHS AVC Scheme with Equitable Life remained open because it was established before the closure. As a result, members of the NHS Pension Scheme who had previously paid contributions to…

This report is accessed via ePACT2 for registered users. 5 minute guide to the GP Practice Personally Administered Items Report (PADAM) (YouTube video) It provides information on the items personally administered within the practice down to…

The following are announcements on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC): Expansion of the NHS New Medicine Service Amended Directions for the expanded New Medicine Service (NMS) and a new Determination for the service have…

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem that impacts all countries and all people. The Department of Health and Social Care sets out a 5-year national action plan and a 20-year vision to tackle AMR. The UK 5-year action plan: Tackling…

It’s been a few months since we introduced the final system changes to automate the AW171 process. You now no longer need to send us the AW171 form to trigger a review of the pension in payment and determine whether a revised pension is appropriate…