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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.
Reminder for GPs: Complete your flu declaration
The deadline to complete your declaration for 2020/21 DHSC supplied flu vaccines is 11.59pm on Friday 30 April 2021. This is a mandatory return and should be completed by a GP partner of the practice.
You can complete your declaration for 2020/21…
Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) – VAT
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
HMRC have clarified that VAT is not applicable on products supplied in accordance with serious shortage protocols (SSPs).
From 1 June 2023, the allowance for VAT…
Updated endorsement guidance for SSP products
Pharmacy contractors should note that endorsement requirements for products supplied in accordance with a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) have been updated, as per Clause 9E, Part II of the June 2021 Drug Tariff.
The update will affect all future…
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 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…
New PPE portal from DHSC
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
The Department of Health and Social Care has implemented a replacement Portal platform to better serve eligible providers in accessing COVID-19 related PPE stock…
NHSBSA release NHS Pharmacy First clinical pathways data for February - May 2024
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has published the latest figures for NHS Pharmacy First clinical pathways between February and May 2024.
This follows the previous release of the February to April 2024 clinical pathways data.
The…