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Not everyone getting Universal Credit is entitled to help with their health costs. You are only entitled if the total take-home pay for your household in your last assessment period was: £435 or less £935 or less if your Universal Credit …

If you're claiming free prescriptions or dental treatment, do not assume you're automatically covered. Always check before you claim. Free prescriptions You're only entitled to claim if you meet the requirements:  Age You’re entitled to free…

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is responsible for the administration of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), while the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) is responsible for the policy. DHSC and the NHSBSA are joint…

When someone applies to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), they give us consent to request medical records from the healthcare providers listed on their claim form. Under data protection law and the Access to Health Records Act 1990, an…

New HMRC lump sum allowances from 6 April 2024 As part of their Spring Budget 2023, the government announced the removal of the lifetime allowance charge from 6 April 2023 and lifetime allowance from 6 April 2024. The Finance Act 2024 amended the…

Authorised signatories within Hospital Trusts must inform us of hospital: ePACT codes for prescribing purposes cost centres prescribers within their organisation Additions, deletions and changes to organisational and prescriber data need to…

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…

A commissioner of health services, such as an Integrated Care Board (ICB) or a local authority, may award contracts to a range of service providers. These providers can include organisations from the independent sector known as Independent Sector…

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…