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Increased use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) offers benefits for patients, GP practices and pharmacies. As part of our work to help realise these benefits for the NHS, we recently wrote to GP practices across the country to highlight…

We use high speed scanners and intelligent character recognition software to read the information we need to pay you, including: quantity strength presentation patient exemption information We reimburse and remunerate contractors in line…

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) provides NHS stakeholders with prescribing volume, trend and cost analyses derived from our systems used to calculate and make payment to dispensing contractors. We provide this information through two…

This is an announcement on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI). The new 2022 Pharmacy Access Scheme (PhAS) will come into effect from 1 January 2022. The revised scheme is part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 5-year…

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…

The PFS will be a new advanced service that will replace the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS). The full service will consist of three elements: Pharmacy First (clinical pathways) – new element Pharmacy First (urgent repeat…

ICB restructure July 2022 From 1 July 2022, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) have replaced Strategic Information Partnerships (STPs). Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are now Sub-ICB Locations (SICBLs). You can find more information about these…

How dm+d supports the NHS dm+d: supports seamless data exchange between disparate clinical systems helps enable improvements in processes such as the calculation of reimbursement and remuneration payments, and tasks related to medicines…

View Drug Tariff Part IX 2025 Drug Tariff part IX May 2025 (Excel: 4.8MB) Drug Tariff part IX May 2025 (CSV: 16.3MB) Drug Tariff part IX April 2025 (Excel: 5MB) Drug Tariff part IX…