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Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) 2018/19 funding
The Department of Health and Social Care with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee’s agreement is maintaining CPCF funding for 2018/19 at the same level as last year, i.e. £2.592 billion. In order to deliver this level of funding the…
Manufacturers and suppliers
Guidance for manufacturers and suppliers of medicines, oxygen and appliances.
This includes:
updating us on product details and price information through Medicines Data - dm+d
access to the home oxygen therapy application
information on…
Pharmaceutical form refer backs
We have recently noticed a rise in items that are being referred back to contractors for the reason code RB2B: ‘The order/endorsement is incomplete. The presentation must be present.’ This commonly occurs with handwritten prescriptions.
If you…
Drug Reimbursement – Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension
Since February 2024, a licensed version of Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension became available. Therefore, for prescriptions dispensed in February and March 2024:
where there is an endorsement for the licensed product, then reimbursement will…
Migration of reports from Information Services Portal (ISP) to ePACT2 and Catalyst
We're currently working to migrate a number of reports from ISP to ePACT2 and the new public facing portal ‘Catalyst’.
We're removing access to a number of reports currently viewed via ISP on Friday 11 January 2019 in preparation of the migration…
Endorsing correctly in EPS: actual medicinal product pack
We have received a number of enquiries from contractors who have endorsed an incorrect product and pack size, leading to referred backs and delays in payment.
When dispensing a drug not listed in Part VIII of the Drug Tariff, you must endorse…
2022 PhAS Review – application window
The 2022 PhAS started on 1 January 2022 with payments for the 2022 PhAS made with the reconciliation payment from 1 April 2022.
Contractors can apply for review of their PhAS eligibility as set out in the Pharmacy Access Scheme guidance. The review…
eRD Reports
GP data request report
Our GP data request report shows how many GP practices have requested NHS numbers from us.
The report also shows the current levels of EPS and eRD utilisation for each practice.
You can filter the report by ICB and Health…
Local authorities
A Local Authority commissioning a public health service must determine whether the service will provide medicines and appliances to patients using FP10 prescriptions.
The Local Authority will be responsible for the cost of FP10 prescriptions issued…
NHS dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d)
The NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) is a dictionary of descriptions and codes which cover product information about medicines and devices in use across the NHS.
It is the recognised NHS standard (SCCI0052) for uniquely identifying…