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As we move towards a population health and care system, it is important that dental practices ask new and existing patients for their NHS number. While this information will not affect the FP17 submission, NHS numbers help to identify patients…

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…

The data in this dashboard has been extracted from our ePACT2 system by the Dental Public Health Intelligence team at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). We host and publish this data on their behalf. Email DentalPHIntelligence@dhsc.…

The Dental Exemption Checking Service has identified a number of patients aged 60 and over who are incorrectly claiming free NHS dental treatment. This is due to confusion around benefits entitlement, specifically Pension Credit. This currently only…

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…

The Oversupply dashboard is now available in ePACT2.   Oversupply is when more medication is dispensed than is typically needed or wanted by the patient. This dashboard will support improvement initiatives, particularly around addressing…

Combatting antimicrobial resistance, the UK’s second five-year national action plan promotes optimal use of antimicrobials in humans to ensure safe, effective care by strengthening antimicrobial stewardship programmes. It aims to reduce UK…

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…

Our support email addresses have changed From 15 March 2023 we have replaced our support email addresses with one email address to make it easier to contact us: DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk You can use this email address to contact us for…

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has made further representations that pharmacy contractors in England are still experiencing cash flow issues. In light of the concerns expressed, there will be a one-off increase to the…