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NHS Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Pathfinder Programme
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…
NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service
The NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) is a tiered pharmacy contraception service. It is designed to:
offer people greater choice where they can access contraception services from
create extra capacity in primary care and sexual health…
Submitting EPS claims for reimbursement
Electronic submission of prescriptions for reimbursement
EPS (release 2) allows pharmacies to electronically submit patients’ prescriptions to us for reimbursement.
The information is provided to us using the dm+d code and contractors can make…
Drug Tariff news - Part IIIA Professional Fees (Pharmacy Contractors)
The following text has been removed from the September 2015 Drug Tariff:
Additional fee for March 2015 for pharmacy contractors
In the month of March 2015 only, pharmacy contractors (England and Wales) will receive an additional fee. This fee is…
NHSBSA release NHS Pharmacy First clinical pathways data for February – August 2024
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has published the latest figures for NHS Pharmacy First clinical pathways between February and August 2024.
This data has been released in our new dedicated NHS Pharmacy First Clinical Pathways Data…
Drug Tariff News - April 2016 Establishment and Practice Payments
April 2016 Establishment and Practice Payments
The current levels of Establishment and Practice Payments, set out below, will be extended until the 30th June 2016.
Establishment Payments
Number of items per month for 1 April 2015 to 31…
Drug Tariff delivery disruption
Information for dispensing contractors in England on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC):
Dispensing contractors should note that there has been a discrepancy within the distribution calculations for the supply of the February…
Accessing government supplied flu vaccines
GP practices in England can access flu vaccines that the government has secured.
2020-21 flu season
Access to government-secured flu stock in 2020-21 included a requirement for GP practices to engage in a post payment review of reimbursement…
The 2022 Pharmacy Access Scheme
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
The 2022 Pharmacy Access Scheme (PhAS) is one of the elements agreed as part of the agreement on Year 3 (2021 to 2022) of the Community Pharmacy Contractual…
Drug Tariff Part XIV
Detailed information on Part XIV of the Drug Tariff.
Part XIVB: arrangements for contractors concerning prescription pricing errors
This information applies to pharmacy contractors in England only.
From 1 April 2012
From April 2012, a…