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Universal electronic prescriptions could save NHS £300m in next three years
Prescription processing is to become digital by default as the final phase of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is rolled out across the country.
The latest improvement to EPS - known as Phase 4 - allows prescriptions for all patients to be…
Valproate safety dashboard
Working in collaboration with the NHS England and NHS Improvement Valproate Safety Implementation Group (VSIG), we’ve developed a set of prescribing indicators to track the use of valproate medicines among women of childbearing potential (WCP).
For…
NHS Pension Scheme access guidance for retire and re-join
Following a period of consultation, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has implemented changes to the NHS Pension Scheme to enable members with 1995 Section benefits who retire and return to re-join the Scheme from 1 April 2023.…
Governance, assurance and oversight
During 2022/23 our Executive Director of People and Corporate Services was the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) as delegated by our Chief Executive. He ensured that the organisational arrangements and…
Pensions Online (POL) downtime for January and February 2024
POL will be available throughout January and February between 7am and 7pm apart from the following dates when there will be downtime for scheduled system maintenance:
Sunday 21 January
Saturday 17 February
Sunday 25 February …
A reminder on maximum service / maximum pension age membership and McCloud
Following regulations for the McCloud remedy which came into effect on 1 October 2023, we are working to offer eligible active members their choice at the point they retire from Summer 2024.
Although maximum service / maximum pension age members…
Case study
Building a diverse and skilled workforce: the benefits of data apprenticeships
At the NHSBSA, we recognise that the opportunities derived from apprenticeships are considerable. Apprenticeships offer highly accessible employment opportunities,…
Case study
Open data drives new possibilities for health care
One of the great benefits of making data openly available is that it enables others to do new and innovative things with the data we hold. This can deliver far more value than our organisation ever…
Adjustment in respect of category M price reduction from August 2017
The adjustment will use the Category M prices listed in the July 2017 NHS Drug Tariff as a baseline.
Where individual items were given a price concession in the July NHS Drug Tariff by way of a Drug Tariff amendment, the baseline price to be used…
Sharing our performance - February 2018
The table below shows our recent monthly performance for pension award processing:
All work areas are starting to reflect positively following the introduction of the Work Management Tool with all area’s…