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HRT PPC guidance
On 1 April 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) introduced a new Prescription Prepayment Certificate (PPC) to reduce the cost of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for patients.
The certificate will be valid for 12 months and covers…
New PPE portal from DHSC
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
The Department of Health and Social Care has implemented a replacement Portal platform to better serve eligible providers in accessing COVID-19 related PPE stock…
EPS data sent to practices in November 2017
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…
Drug Tariff News - March Part VIIIA Reimbursement Prices
The Department of Health has agreed that the March Drug Tariff Part VIIIA reimbursement prices for
Baclofen 10mg tablets £5.25
Mefenamic acid 250mg capsules £12.00
and not as printed in the March edition of the Drug Tariff.
Flu declaration return for GP practices
As outlined in DHSC’s guidance for general practice in England on accessing DHSC centrally supplied flu vaccines, each GP practice is required to complete a return to declare:
whether you sourced DHSC supplied flu vaccines
the manufacturers you…
Changes to Drug Tariff Part VIC from February 2025
Contractors should be aware of three amendments to Part VIC from the February 2025 Drug Tariff:
A provision that will allow claims to be accepted outside the claim window when IT issues outside a contractor’s control prevents them from making a…
Update to FP34 submission – use the new Account Identifier Document
From August 2022 (for July 2022 prescriptions), pharmacy contractors will no longer need to print and submit a paper copy of your completed FP34C declaration with your paper prescription bundle.
Instead, we will send you a paper Account Identifier…
Reminder for GPs: Complete your flu declaration
The deadline to complete your declaration for 2020/21 DHSC supplied flu vaccines is 11.59pm on Friday 30 April 2021. This is a mandatory return and should be completed by a GP partner of the practice.
You can complete your declaration for 2020/21…
Update to MYS dashboard
Due to user feedback, we are changing the MYS dashboard to move the current tabs to the left hand side of the page and listing them in alphabetical order.
This change will take place on Thursday 12…
Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) – VAT
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
HMRC have clarified that VAT is not applicable on products supplied in accordance with serious shortage protocols (SSPs).
From 1 June 2023, the allowance for VAT…