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The following is an announcement on behalf of DHSC: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) encourages and urges all Optometrists with an NHS contract to continue registering with HM Government’s PPE Portal to order COVID-19 PPE, free of…

We’ve updated our guidance for each status and there are factsheets available for employers and members. There are eligibility criteria for the employment groups that can automatically qualify and for circumstances where an application might be…

This ePACT2 User Agreement (EUA) is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). NHSBSA grants you the right to access the NHSBSA’s online system, ePACT2, which includes…

All employing authorities (EAs) are required to submit end of year information to NHS Pensions on an annual basis to enable us to update member records.   You must submit this information to NHS Pensions by Wednesday 31 May 2023.   If you use…

Following a recent determination by The Pension Ombudsman we have revised our guidance to employers to confirm how duties should be assessed when determining Mental Health Officer (MHO) status for a member of the 1995 Section of the NHS Pension…

If you apply to the NHS Low Income Scheme and receive an HC3 certificate for limited help with health costs, your certificate shows how much you have to pay towards your health costs for: NHS dental treatment NHS sight tests travelling to…

Unfortunately some pharmacists have let us know that they’ve recently been contacted by someone claiming to be from 'the NHSBSA', ‘the PPA’ or ‘Prescription Services’.  The caller says that the pharmacist needs to provide their bank details so they…

All employing authorities are required to submit end of year information to NHS Pensions on an annual basis. Our Data Management Team will send the prepopulated spreadsheet to the main EA contact week commencing 16 March 2020. This will be…

Our contact centre gives coronavirus helpline support to callers ringing the 111 service.  We set up the dedicated helpline at the request of Public Health England (PHE) and at short notice.  Within 12 hours we: trained 50 agents developed…

If you pay for NHS prescribed HRT medicine 3 or more times in 12 months, an HRT PPC could save you money. Each item on an NHS prescription usually costs £9.90. You can buy an HRT PPC for a one-off payment of £19.80 (the cost of two single items).…