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From September 2026 newly qualified pharmacists will enter the General Pharmaceutical Council register as independent prescribers. There are also many training and education initiatives funded through the NHS England Pharmacy Integration Fund that…

Similar to last year’s flu season, 2024-25 flu reimbursement claims are expected to be reviewed. This means you might get asked to submit information to support your reimbursement claims. Throughout the flu season you should keep records of the…

The NHS currently releases detailed information on prescribing of medications via two datasets, both of which are sourced from NHSBSA data: •Detailed Prescribing Information (DPI), released by NHS Business Services Authority via the ISP portal. •…

If you are already receiving, or have agreed to receive, electronic prescriptions and you get regular or repeat medicines that do not change, your GP may have moved you on to electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD). This means your GP can send your…

There are 3 standard charges for NHS dental treatment in England and Wales. Information on charges in Scotland is available at NHS Inform.  You will pay only one charge even if you need to go to the dentist more than once to complete a course of…

Prisoners who are released from prison unexpectedly can get their medicines for free until they arrange to see their GP or register with a new GP.  They’ll need to take an FP10 or FP10MDA to the pharmacy. Prison prescribing on FP10 and FP10MDA…

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has announced that it will be working with Accenture to create a long-awaited, brand-new, contract management system for NHS Dental Services.  The new system will be owned by the NHSBSA’s NHS Dental…

Combatting antimicrobial resistance, the UK’s second five-year national action plan continues to promote optimal use of antimicrobials in humans to ensure safe and effective patient care by strengthening antimicrobial stewardship programmes. There…

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…

We provide prescribing, dispensing and organisation data to help NHS stakeholders track trends and to inform decisions. Using a wide range of information based on prescribing and dispensing, we create reports specific to user needs and requirements…