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NHSBSA presents to dispensing doctors at the Best Practice Show 2017
The Best Practice Show 2017 took place at the NEC in Birmingham on 17-18 October, and the NHSBSA was asked to give a presentation to attending dispensing doctors about the payment process. Phil Edwards (Business Development pharmacist) and Kerry…
July 2018 - Medicines Optimisation Dashboard Available
July 2018 Medicines Optimisation Dashboard is now available.
Medicines Optimisation is about improving patient outcomes, quality and value from medicines use, guided by the principles of medicines optimisation. This dashboard brings together a…
Retrospective payment adjustments for April to July 2019
The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly of Wales have retrospectively determined that the reimbursement prices for the following items will be:
glyceryl trinitrate 400micrograms/dose aerosol sublingual spray (180 dose…
Drug Tariff to go digital-first this April
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has adopted a new digital-first approach to the Drug Tariff.
From April 2021, the Drug Tariff will no longer be printed and distributed as a paper document to anyone who currently receives it, including…
NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) reorganisation as of 1 April 2021
The following will be implemented as part of NHS CCG structure changes as of 1 April 2021. The changes will apply to April 2021 dispensing data which will be released mid-June and will be implemented across all our reporting systems where applicable…
NHS Community Pharmacy New Medicine Service (NMS) Expansion Pilot: Inclusion of Depression as a Therapeutic Area and Revised Service Delivery Model
This pilot will run from August 2022 until 31 March 2024, or before, if sufficient data has been collected to evaluate the service and commission nationally. Contractors will be notified of the end of the pilot with one month's notice of final…
Prescribing for ex-offenders
Prisoners who are released from prison unexpectedly can get their medicines for free until they arrange to see their GP or register with a new GP.
They’ll need to take an FP10 or FP10MDA to the pharmacy.
Prison prescribing on FP10 and FP10MDA…
NHS and local authority reforms
We provide prescribing and financial information relating to the provision of pharmaceutical services. We also calculate payments that are due to dispensing contractors in primary care.
Organisational changes and new arrangements for commissioning…
EPS events
Sessions will include:
how to increase the use of Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)
how to improve patient experience with EPS
what you find difficult with EPS
how we can help you maximise your use of EPS, and the benefits of EPS.
EPS…
Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service
The Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service is a new advanced service for community pharmacy commencing in September 2020. Through this service, people who inject drugs who are not currently accessing community drug and alcohol treatment services will…