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NHS Smoking Cessation Service Pilot – Transfer of Care to Community Pharmacy from Maternity Services
This pilot service follows on from the Smoking Cessation Transfer of Care pilots and the introduction of the NHS Smoking Cessation Service (SCS) into the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF).This pilot service will test a referral…
NHS Discharge Medicines Service
The NHS Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) is an essential service within the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) which started 15 February 2021.Further information on the DMS is available in the Drug Tariff and the Pharmaceutical…
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…
Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service
The Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service is a new advanced service for community pharmacy commencing in September 2020. Through this service, people who inject drugs who are not currently accessing community drug and alcohol treatment services will…
Pharmacy First
Part VIC Redetermination (PDF: 286KB)
From 1 December 2023, the NHS Community Pharmacy Hypertension Case-Finding Advanced Service will relaunch and the NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) will expand to include the initiation of oral…
Regulations and handbooks
There are regulations for the terms on which dental services are provided under the National Health Service Act 1977.These are the original regulations and must be read with the amending statutory instruments:NHS (General Dental Services Contracts)…
Previous Local Authorised Payments National Menus
National Menu December 2025 - February 2026LPA codeService to be assigned to this LPA codeDrug Tariff (DT) ReferenceAdditional Pharmacist Access ServicesAdditional Pharmacist Access ServicesOut of Hours Services - DT ref mLocal Pharmaceutical…
Workforce Optimisation
The Optimisation Team are a service within the NHS Business Service Authority who offer tailored support to NHS organisations and services to help get the best out of their workforce services and systems.
We help improve and change services to make…
Drug Tariff Part VIC – Advanced Services – April 2023
From 1 April 2023 there will be amendments to Part VIC of the Drug Tariff to align with recent changes to service specifications for Advanced Services.
From 1 April 2023 pharmacy technicians will be able to perform blood pressure checks…
October 2025 Drug Tariff Part VIC Redetermination - Pharmacy Contraception Service
This is a message on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care Amended directions to Pharmaceutical Services (Advanced and Enhanced Services) have been made and published. These amendments relate to the expansion of NHS Pharmacy…