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Dependency Forming Medicines – England – 2021/22
Published 8 September 2022
Summary
This publication aims to describe the prescribing of dependency forming medicines in a primary care setting in England that are dispensed in the community. This does not include data on medicines used in…
Important information on drug data
The ‘One Drug Database’ project is underway, which will move all of our drug data into one place. This will provide a consistent, single source of information.
For years, we’ve had two sources of drug data – Master Data Replacement (MDR) for…
General Pharmaceutical Services in England 2015/16 - 2020/21
Published 28 October 2021.
Summary
Community pharmacies and appliance contractors are responsible for dispensing medications, appliances, and medical devices to NHS patients. They are not a direct part of the NHS but provide essential services on…
Dental data
We hold comprehensive information on general and orthodontic commissioned NHS dental contracts and their delivery of services.Data is captured from the FP17 form submitted by dental contractors via the CoMPASS system,The information we provide is…
Letting us know that a pensioner member has died
If an NHS pension member has died, you should let us know as soon as you can. Once we know, we can make sure all the monies and benefits are paid quickly and accurately.
If we do not know, we may continue to make payments. This means…
Dependency Forming Medicines – England 2023/24
Published 5 September 2024Dependency Forming Medicines 2023/24 - Statistical Summary NarrativeSummaryThis publication describes the prescribing and dispensing of dependency-forming medicines in a primary care setting in England. It does not include…
How we process prescriptions
We use high speed scanners and intelligent character recognition software to read the information we need to pay you, including:quantitystrengthpresentationpatient exemption informationWe reimburse and remunerate contractors in line with the rules…
Wigs and fabric supports
NHS wigs and fabric supports supplied through a hospital are free if you live in Scotland or Wales. The current charges in England are:stock modacrylic wig: £80.15partial wig - human hair: £212.35full made-to-order wig - human hair: £310.…
Free NHS dental treatment
Do not claim free dental treatment unless you are certain you are entitled to itYou may be subject to a penalty charge of up to £100 if you claim for help when you are not entitled.Certain groups do not have to pay NHS dental treatment charges.…
Pension scams
Jump to:Pensions scamsPension scams can be hard to spot, and anyone can be targeted. According to the 2023 Crime Survey for England and Wales, 1 in 17 adults experienced fraud in a single year.What scammers may doScammers often seem friendly and…