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Data download, NHSBSA Open Data Portal and One Drug Database (ODD) update 19 February 2020
The NHS currently releases detailed information on prescribing of medications via two datasets, both of which are sourced from NHSBSA data:
•Detailed Prescribing Information (DPI), released by NHS Business Services Authority via the ISP portal.
•…
Flu vaccine survey for pharmacy contractors
It’s more important than ever to ensure staff and patients are protected from flu. The flu vaccine is a safe and effective vaccine.
On behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement, we’ve created a survey to understand how many frontline healthcare…
Authorised signatures
Authorised signatories are personnel working for commissioner and/or provider organisations with responsibility for notifying NHS Prescription Services of changes to prescribing data.
NHS Prescription Services hold details of a senior authorised…
The Pharmaceutical Services (Advanced and Enhanced Services and Emergency Declaration) (Amendment) (England) Directions 2021
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
The declaration of emergency requiring the flexible provision of pharmaceutical services, made in the directions signed in March 2020, will now be extended from…
EPS data sent to practices in November 2017
Increased use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) offers benefits for patients, GP practices and pharmacies.
As part of our work to help realise these benefits for the NHS, we recently wrote to GP practices across the country to highlight…
Smartcard access to MYS coming to an end
NHSBSA’s Manage Your Service (MYS) is currently being updated and, from April 2021, users will no longer be able to access the portal using their NHS smartcard.
MYS is a digital portal that gives pharmacy contractors access to a range of services,…
NHS Urgent Medicines Supply Advanced Service (NUMSAS) pilot
The NUMSAS pilot scheme has ended
The NUMSAS pilot scheme ended on 28 October 2019. We therefore request that all outstanding claims are sent with your end of month batch submission for October 2019. Any submissions for the NUMSAS pilot…
COVID-19 vaccination payment for primary care providers
Primary care networks (PCNs), acting on behalf of a group of GPs and community pharmacies, can claim payment for administering the COVID-19 vaccination.
Payments are processed by NHSBSA, acting on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI…
Safer management of controlled drugs (CD)
Background for the Safer Management of Controlled Drugs (PDF: 69KB)Controlled drug prescribing (PDF: 109KB)
Requisitions for Schedule 1, 2 and 3 controlled drugs
Further information relating to private CD requisitions can be found on the Home…
Re-categorisation of Nutritional Borderline Substance (NBS) products
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.
Find out more about this…