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Update to MYS dashboard
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 Quality Scheme 2023/2024 data published on the Open Data Portal
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…
The Dispensing Doctors’ Annual Conference 2022 - book your place
Dispensing Doctors - did you know that the NHSBSA can provide data to improve the way you administer your business?
You can find out that and much more at the Dispensing Doctors Association's (DDA) Annual Conference in Birmingham Wednesday 28 –…
The Pharmaceutical Services (Advanced and Enhanced Services and Emergency Declaration) (Amendment) (England) Directions 2022
The declaration of emergency enabling the flexible provision of pharmaceutical services, made in the directions signed in March 2020, will now be extended from 31 January 2022 to 31 March 2022.
This will allow temporary changes to pharmacy opening…
Drug Tariff News - March Part VIIIA Reimbursement Prices
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.
Flu declaration return for GP practices
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…
Changes to Drug Tariff Part VIC from February 2025
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…
Update to FP34 submission – use the new Account Identifier Document
From August 2022 (for July 2022 prescriptions), pharmacy contractors will no longer need to print and submit a paper copy of your completed FP34C declaration with your paper prescription bundle.
Instead, we will send you a paper Account Identifier…
Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS): Erroneous emails from ESPAUR sent out to some pharmacy contractors regarding the antibiotic checklists
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care:
ESPAUR identified that they sent out an erroneous email last week to certain pharmacy contractors. This email was sent to contractors who, according to ESPAUR’s records…
Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2021/22 PQS declaration announcement
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.…