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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…

In Pensions Schemes newsletter 112  (31 July 2019) HMRC have asked schemes to remind members who have exceeded the Annual Allowance for 2018/19 and have an Annual Allowance charge that the charge must be declared on their that they have exceeded…

Refreshed Total Reward Statements (TRS) and Annual Benefit Statements (ABS) are now available. Visit our TRS website to find out how to view your statement. Each year your pensions records are updated to the 31 March from information sent to us by…

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,…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) recently published the outcome of its consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme Regulations which confirmed changes to final pay controls from the 1 July 2021. These changes are…

The Kickstart Scheme is a government funded scheme to create new jobs placements for 16 to 24 year old that are on Universal Credit who are at risk of long-term unemployment. This scheme is open to all employers. The scheme covers: 100% of the…

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…

In March 2017 NHS England’s Office of Chief Dental Officer England published Commissioning Dental Services: Service standards for Conscious Sedation in a primary care setting. The document set out the requirements for a contractor who offers care…

GPs in England applying to the 2019/20 Pension Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Scheme must have their application form endorsed by Primary Care Support England (PCSE) before it can be processed by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).…

There are three main reasons why a pension statement may not be available. These are listed below, with just some examples of why this may be the case. There is a data issue that needs to be investigated Examples include: an outstanding data…