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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…
Re-categorisation of Nutritional Borderline Substance (NBS) products – development and maintenance process
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has worked closely with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to improve the categorisation of NBS products. It is part of a system-wide move towards interoperability.
The work has been…
Universal electronic prescriptions could save NHS £300m in next three years
Prescription processing is to become digital by default as the final phase of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is rolled out across the country.
The latest improvement to EPS - known as Phase 4 - allows prescriptions for all patients to be…
eRD information for patients
If you are already receiving, or have agreed to receive, electronic prescriptions and you get regular or repeat medicines that do not change, your GP may have moved you on to electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD). This means your GP can send your…
NHS Pharmacy First Service (PFS)
The PFS will be a new advanced service that will replace the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS). The full service will consist of three elements:
Pharmacy First (clinical pathways) – new element
Pharmacy First (urgent repeat…
About dm+d
How dm+d supports the NHS
dm+d:
supports seamless data exchange between disparate clinical systems
helps enable improvements in processes such as the calculation of reimbursement and remuneration payments, and tasks related to medicines…
Release of dm+d files
dm+d and its supporting files and information are released through TRUD (Technology Reference Update Distribution). TRUD is hosted by NHS England and provides the distribution and licensing mechanism for NHS terminologies (including dm+d).
For…
NHS England COVID-19 vaccination programme: 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 - Site Sign-up Process
There are certain stages which Potential Suppliers intending to deliver the COVID-19 vaccination service from their Healthcare Premises must go through.
The COVID-19 vaccination programme Site Sign-up Process for Suppliers document (the 'Guidance…
NHS Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check Service
The NHS Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check Service (also known as the NHS Community Pharmacy Hypertension Case-Finding Advanced Service) started on 1 October 2021.
Important Update for Contractors
The expanded…
Drug Tariff
Can manufacturers and distributors currently supplying trusses (particularly via FP10 prescriptions) within Primary Care in England and Wales please email: pixie@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
You should state in the email the specific truss types that you…