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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has been named as a runner up at the Health Service Journal Value Awards for its work to tackle fraudulent and incorrect claims for free NHS prescriptions and dental treatment. The NHSBSA started…

Since 1 April 2017 NHS Pension Scheme Employing Authorities have been paying a levy to cover the cost of the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme. The levy has been collected along with employers contributions by increasing the rate from 14.30%…

Employers are reminded that a final pay control charge applies where a NHS Pension Scheme Officer or Practice Staff member with 1995 Section membership (including 1995/2015 transition members) has a pensionable pay increase which exceeds an…

Activities we carry out  Provider Assurance Pharmaceutical Services supports NHS pharmacy contractors to submit accurate claims for services, including:  New Medicine Service (NMS) reviews Vaccine services Appliance Use Reviews (AURs) - see …

The ODD implementation is now complete. ePACT2 This first release shows data from December 2019 back to January 2014 in the new format. January 2020 data will be released in the new format only. Detailed Prescribing Report This shows the data in…

Published 19 November 2020. Summary Community pharmacies and appliance contractors are responsible for dispensing medications, appliances, and medical devices to NHS patients. They are not a direct part of the NHS but provide essential services on…

We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Monday 4 January 2021 (provisional, to be confirmed in December’s newsletter). Requests for disclosure information should be received by NHS Pensions…

Published 8 July 2021 Summary Mental health is a key area of the NHS Long Term Plan published in 2019. This publication aims to describe the prescribing of medicines used to improve mental health in England that are subsequently dispensed in the…

Published 28 October 2021. Summary Community pharmacies and appliance contractors are responsible for dispensing medications, appliances, and medical devices to NHS patients. They are not a direct part of the NHS but provide essential services on…

We suspended several steps in the data escalation process whilst we dealt with COVID-19 as we felt from an employer's and a Pension Team perspective, we all made significant adjustment to ways of working. The timeframes were lapsed and we stopped…