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Drug Tariff to go digital-first this April
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has adopted a new digital-first approach to the Drug Tariff.
From April 2021, the Drug Tariff will no longer be printed and distributed as a paper document to anyone who currently receives it, including…
NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) reorganisation as of 1 April 2021
The following will be implemented as part of NHS CCG structure changes as of 1 April 2021. The changes will apply to April 2021 dispensing data which will be released mid-June and will be implemented across all our reporting systems where applicable…
NHS Community Pharmacy New Medicine Service (NMS) Expansion Pilot: Inclusion of Depression as a Therapeutic Area and Revised Service Delivery Model
This pilot will run from August 2022 until 31 March 2024, or before, if sufficient data has been collected to evaluate the service and commission nationally. Contractors will be notified of the end of the pilot with one month's notice of final…
NHS and local authority reforms
We provide prescribing and financial information relating to the provision of pharmaceutical services. We also calculate payments that are due to dispensing contractors in primary care.
Organisational changes and new arrangements for commissioning…
EPS events
Sessions will include:
how to increase the use of Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)
how to improve patient experience with EPS
what you find difficult with EPS
how we can help you maximise your use of EPS, and the benefits of EPS.
EPS…
Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service
The Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service is a new advanced service for community pharmacy commencing in September 2020. Through this service, people who inject drugs who are not currently accessing community drug and alcohol treatment services will…
Updates to November 2020 Drug Tariff
Priadel 200mg/400mg modified release tablets
The Department of Health and Social Care has retrospectively determined that prescriptions for Priadel 200mg modified-release tablets will be reimbursed at the price of £7.50 and Priadel 400mg modified-…
SNOMED CT and dm+d
dm+d was developed as a stand-alone product which could be implemented in systems independent of the strategic clinical terminology solution the NHS was committed to - SNOMED CT® (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms).
However, it…
Medicines Delivery Service - cessation of service
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The Advanced Service element of the Medicines Delivery Service (MDS) for self-isolating patients from pharmacies and dispensing doctors, ceased on 5 March 2022…
Drug Reimbursement - Riluzole and Rilutek
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have clarified that for Riluzole 50mg tablets (Part VIIIA Category A) and Rilutek 50mg tablets, contractors will be reimbursed the following for NHS prescriptions dispensed in January 2024…