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Data used in Pharmacy Access Scheme calculations (1 December 2016 to 31 March 2018). The Pharmacy Access Scheme forms part of the changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework announced by the Department of Health & Social Care on 20…

We have noticed a rise in items being referred back to contractors for the reason ‘The order/endorsement is incomplete. The presentation must be present.’ The reason code for this is RB2B and is most common with handwritten prescriptions. If you…

Applicants whose NHS employment ceases on or before 30 March 2018 need to make their application on form AW13, which is available from employers. Part of the form is completed by the employer and part of it by the applicant. Whilst employers can…

The purpose of the discretionary support is to provide additional, time-limited financial and non-financial support to beneficiaries and their families in order to address immediate needs. The needs that are considered are those that have:…

The introduction of the Dental Access Portal (DAP) and conditions within the Variation offer for 2025–2026 have resulted in some further changes which need to be modified on Compass to ensure reporting needs support the variation offer. NHS Dental…

We’re working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS Employers and NHS England to work through the new rules to allow members to take partial retirement from 1 October 2023 and help employers get ready for the change. The…

A message from Chris Dawson, Head of Service, NHS Pensions:  We understand that the current situation around COVID-19 continues to cause significant concern and uncertainty. I wanted to reassure you that at NHS Pensions we have taken, and continue…

We would like to remind all employers that the deadline for submitting year end updates has now passed. Failure to submit year end data can result in penalties imposed by HMRC for each member where the data is outstanding.  The timely submission of…

From 1 September 2021, the temporary signature suspension has been lifted. Patients, or their representatives, will again be required to sign the reverse of NHS prescription, dental and eye care forms, or tokens for prescriptions presented at the…

We have received a number of FPC1 forms where the box (non-GP provider) has been ticked incorrectly when completing Question 1. As there appears to be some confusion around this we felt it might be helpful to clarify what constitutes a non-GP…