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One Drug Database update
We recently told you about the ‘One Drug Database’ project we’re undertaking and our plan to provide the new dataset in January 2020 (November 2019 data).
It looks like the project will be delayed by one month. We’re now aiming to go live in…
DHSC PPE Portal: user research
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) would like to invite you to take part in user research for a new platform that will replace the current PPE Portal.
DHSC…
NHS Community Pharmacy New Medicine Service (NMS) Expansion Pilot: Inclusion of Depression as a Therapeutic Area and Revised Service Delivery Model
This pilot will run from August 2022 until 31 March 2024, or before, if sufficient data has been collected to evaluate the service and commission nationally. Contractors will be notified of the end of the pilot with one month's notice of final…
Contact NHS Prescription Services
You can contact us online, or by phone or post.
We are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.
For payments, Drug Tariff, prescription endorsement, prescription searches and sorting and submission
You can contact us by:
Webform: https://faq.…
dm+d – adding or updating your products
Products to be added or updated to dm+d can be emailed to pippa@nhsbsa.nhs.uk or submitted through emc in-demand.
All additions and updates should be submitted at least 10 working days prior to their effective date, (for example, its launch date or…
Drug Tariff updates
Updates to the Drug Tariff
Check to see if there are any updates to the published Drug Tariff each month.
April 2024
Drug Tariff News - April Part VIIIA reimbursement prices (issued 1 May)
The Department of Health and Social Care has…
Local payments application (LPA)
Registered area teams can enter contractor payments for locally commissioned services using the local payments application (LPA).
Log in to LPA
Available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (excluding bank holidays).
Register to use LPA
You'll need to…
Serious shortage protocols (SSPs)
In February 2019, the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 were changed to introduce SSPs.
Further changes came into force in July 2019, in the NHS (amendments relating to serious shortage protocols) Regulations 2019.
If the Department of…
Payment information
To help make payment information more transparent, registered pharmacy and appliance contractors can now access payment information via the Information Services Portal (ISP).
This includes the FP34 Schedule of Payments and a detailed…
Dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d)
The dm+d is a dictionary of descriptions and codes which represent medicines and devices in use across the NHS. The dm+d data is refreshed weekly and contains a huge variety of information, including:
whether a product will be reimbursed by…