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Pharmacy First - Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework
This is a message on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care
On Monday 31 March 2025, the details of the contractual settlement for 2025/26 were announced, which included changes to Pharmacy First; one of the changes announced was a…
Check if you have an NHS exemption
Tax Credit payments made by HMRC ended on 5 April 2025
People receiving tax credits were moved to Universal Credit. After your tax credits were stopped, you must meet the Universal Credit conditions to be entitled to full help with health costs.…
Sharing Our Performance - June 2018
Our current performance
The table below shows our recent monthly performance for pension award processing:
Month
Number of awards due to be paid in month (our target)
Number of awards cleared within the month (…
NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (Minor Illness and Urgent Repeat Medicines Supply pathways)
The NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) is a national Advanced Service to refer patients requiring low acuity advice, treatment and urgent repeat prescriptions to community pharmacies.
The service aims to reduce pressure on the…
Don't get caught out by penalty charges
If you're claiming free prescriptions or dental treatment, do not assume you're automatically covered. Always check before you claim.
Free prescriptions
You're only entitled to claim if you meet the requirements:
Age
You’re entitled to free…
Free NHS dental treatment
Certain groups don't have to pay NHS dental treatment charges.
You should always check with your dentist whether your treatment is private or NHS. If you're entitled to free NHS treatment and the treatment you receive is a mixture of NHS and…
Privacy
This page was last updated on 19 May 2025.
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) provides services on behalf of the NHS.
As Data Controller, we are responsible for how your information is used and explaining that to you.
Why we process…
MYS – Pharmacy
A shortened MYS claims process for NHS Discharge Medicines Service will begin on Sunday 6 July 2025
For further information, see our news article: Shortened MYS claims process for NHS Discharge Medicines Service coming soon
Access MYS
Once you…
How we process prescriptions
We use high speed scanners and intelligent character recognition software to read the information we need to pay you, including:
quantity
strength
presentation
patient exemption information
We reimburse and remunerate contractors in line…
The NHS Cost Claim Back Scheme
The NHS Cost Claim Back Scheme is for members affected by the Public Service Pensions Remedy
Every Public Service Pension Scheme is working through significant complexity to put in place the Public Service Pensions Remedy for all affected members…