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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.…
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…
BNF Code Changes
There has been a number of queries raised relating to BNF code changes between December 2019 data and the release of January 2020 data.
We have therefore taken the opportunity to publish additional mapping files to help customers understand and…
NHS Smoking Cessation Service - Referral from Secondary Care into Community Pharmacy
The NHS Smoking Cessation Service is a nationally commissioned advanced Service as part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. This service follows on from the Smoking Cessation Transfer of Care pilots which commenced in November 2020.
In…
Drug Tariff Part VIA - Transitional Payments
From 1 February 2023 the monthly Transitional Payment paid to pharmacy contractors will be set at zero.
In accordance with the standard payment schedules, this change will be reflected in payments made from April 2023.
This change will be…
SICBLs, ICBs and other providers
Information and guidance for Local Authorities and Providers, including how to:
access the Local Payments Application to enter contractor payments for locally commissioned services
reconcile your invoices
inform us of organisation and…
Recently released prisoners
In 2008, there were amendments so that people living in England, who have just been released from prison, do not have to pay. This only applies to the prescription issued by the prison doctor, until the person can register with a GP.
To be exempt…
Private controlled drugs
You need to use the correct submission document when submitting private controlled drugs.
Use the FP34PCD form to submit:
FP10PCD private prescriptions for controlled drugs (CD)
FP10CDF requisition forms
Complete and submit one FP34PCD…
BNF Code Changes January 2021
The annual BNF version changes are due to be implemented with January 2021 dispensing data, planned publication of this data is around mid-March 2021.
The latest published mapping file shows the BNF presentation code as of December 2020 data…