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Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2020/21 Part 2 re-determination
Pharmacy contractors should note for Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2020/21 Part 2, that the declaration period for claiming payment will now be between 9am on 4 February 2021 and 11.59pm on 1 March 2021.
Pharmacy contractors should note that the changes…
Drug Tariff update - Fludroxycortide 4microgram/square cm tape 7.5cm
The Department of Health and Social Care has retrospectively determined for December 2020 to February 2021:
prescriptions for Fludroxycortide 4microgram/square cm tape 7.5cm (20cm) will be reimbursed at £13.67 (instead of £9.26)
the addition of…
Prescription forms
FP10 prescriptions are purchased by NHS organisations including Hospital Trusts, and are distributed free of charge to medical and non medical prescribers, NHS dentists and other organisations as required.
Xerox (UK) Ltd supply our national…
Department of Health and Social Care launches consultation on NHS Pension Scheme member contribution rates
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposed changes to the member contribution rates for the NHS Pension Scheme.
New structure for member contributions
This new member contribution structure will contain new…
New spreadsheets for non-POL employers
Following feedback from our non-POL (Pensions Online) users, we have amended the leaver spreadsheet to enable more information to be provided when a member leaves the organisation.
The information that can now be included are changes to the…
Reminder of changes to the opt out form (SD502) return process
We advised in a previous newsletters that employers are no longer required to send the paper SD502 opt out form to NHS Pensions and we have amended the form to include this advice. Instead, it is the employer’s responsibility to retain the form in…
Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2021/22 PQS declaration announcement
Pharmacy contractors should note for Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2021/22, that the arrangements for claiming payment for PQS have been altered. The declaration window will now be between 15:00 on 3 February 2022 and 23:59 on 2 March 2022.…
Infected blood Government announcement 18 May 2021
On 25 March, the government announced changes to the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS). The changes announced remove some of the differences between the Infected Blood Support Schemes across the UK.
EIBSS has worked with the Department…
Update on recent changes to FP17Ws
If you’re a provider in Wales, you’ll know that changes to FP17Ws were introduced from 1 April 2022.
Summary of changes introduced from 1 April 2022
From 1 April 2022, the following changes were introduced on FP17Ws:
some data items were…
Pensions Online (POL) contribution rates and closing employments
From 1 October 2022 changes are being made to the contribution tiers and rates for members. As a consequence of these changes being implemented mid-year, it is necessary for Pensions Online (POL) to display both sets of contribution rates. The rates…