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Infected Blood Government announcement 15 July 2021
On 25 March, the government announced changes to the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS). The changes announced remove some of the differences between the Infected Blood Support Schemes across the UK.
Since the announcement…
Patient exemption checking: a guide for ophthalmic teams in England
From 1 September 2021, the temporary signature suspension has been lifted. Patients, or their representatives, will again be required to sign the reverse of NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms, or tokens for prescriptions presented at the…
Smartcard access to MYS coming to an end
NHSBSA’s Manage Your Service (MYS) is currently being updated and, from April 2021, users will no longer be able to access the portal using their NHS smartcard.
MYS is a digital portal that gives pharmacy contractors access to a range of services,…
Reasons for overpayment
Overpayment of an NHS Pension can happen for a few reasons. For example, if your pension has been revised or if you're a:surviving spouse or partnerchild dependantre-employed pensionerSurviving spouse or partnerThere may have been an…
Change to factors that affect early or late retirement
On Tuesday 19 May 2026, HM Treasury announced a change to the SCAPE discount rate, which is used to work out some public service pensions.The SCAPE rate is the ‘Superannuation Contributions Adjusted for Past Experience’. It is the Government’s…
How to avoid unidentified prescribing
Unidentified prescribing occurs when the costs from a prescription cannot be matched to a prescriber at that practice or organisation. If we cannot match a prescriber to a practice, we will attribute prescribing costs to the lead prescriber at…
NHS Discharge Medicines Service
The NHS Discharge Medicines Service (NHS DMS) is a new essential service for community pharmacy contractors. As an essential service, it must be provided by all community pharmacy contractors.The service has been established to:…
Ministry of Defence (MOD) using paper FP10 prescriptions.
This is a message on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care The Department of Health and Social Care has agreed that from early 2026, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will start using paper FP10 prescription forms for outsourced…
How to leave the Scheme
When a member leaves the SchemeWhen a member chooses to leave the NHS Pension Scheme, they must complete part 1 of the Application to leave the NHS Pension Scheme (SD502) form. This form is available on the Leaving or taking a break from the Scheme…
POL annual updates
On an annual basis, all employers are required to submit end of year information to NHS Pensions. If you use Pensions Online (POL), please submit this year‑end information through POL.The annual update needs to be submitted no later than Sunday 31…