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Independent Sector Healthcare Providers
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…
Scheme information for England employers
Employer responsibilitiesScheme awareness responsibilitiesAs the employer, we ask that you tell your employees about the Scheme and distribute communications materials provided by us.You should make sure that all subcontractors and temporary…
Endorsing Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs)
What is an SSP?
If the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) decides there is a serious shortage of a specific medicine or appliance, they may issue a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP).
Under an SSP, pharmacists have the power to dispense an…
Summary of NHSBSA Board minutes - 10 July 2025
Meeting held at 9:00am on 10 July 2025 via web conference. Present:Sue Douthwaite, ChairMichael Brodie, Chief ExecutiveKathy Gillatt, Non-Executive DirectorMathew McKie, Non-Executive DirectorRandeep Sidhu, Non-Executive DirectorMel Tomlin, Non…
General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) contract management
Our response times are currently slower than usualWe’re currently experiencing an unprecedented number of contractual requests, so our response times may be slower than usual. We apologise for any inconvenience.We'll write to you confirming we've…
Permanent Injury Benefit (PIB)
The Permanent Injury Benefit (PIB) under the NHS Injury Benefits Scheme is no longer available to people who sustain an injury or contract a disease due to NHS employment on or after 31 March 2013. We'll process injury benefit applications…
Pay and contributions
The updated contributions tiers have been agreed and are applicable from 1 April 2026You must make the necessary adjustments and collect any member contributions due.Information about calculating member pay, protection of pay and contribution tiers.…
Open Data Portal (ODP)
Our Open Data Portal (ODP) is the home of data we release to the public. It lets you:filter and download datasetsaccess our Open Data via an APIview the metadata and data in a single placeVisit the ODPDatasets available to viewAd Hoc…
Lifetime allowance
Lifetime allowance was the total amount of pension benefits you could build up from all registered pension schemes before you had to pay a tax charge. All pension benefits that you built up counted towards your lifetime allowance. This includes…
Scheme information for England claimants
About the scheme
The Scheme closed on 31 March 2022. Claimants have until 30 September 2023 to submit claims for deaths that occurred while the Scheme was open.
Deaths which occurred before the announcement of the Scheme will also be…