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NHS Smoking Cessation Service Pilot – Transfer of Care to Community Pharmacy from Maternity Services
This pilot service follows on from the Smoking Cessation Transfer of Care pilots and the introduction of the NHS Smoking Cessation Service (SCS) into the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF).
This pilot service will test a referral…
Recently released prisoners
In 2008, there were amendments so that people living in England, who have just been released from prison, do not have to pay. This only applies to the prescription issued by the prison doctor, until the person can register with a GP.
To be exempt…
Patient prescription charges
It's important that you sort your prescriptions into chargeable and exempt groups to make sure you get the right reimbursement.
Prescription charges and your reimbursement
When dispensing contractors send their prescription forms to us for…
Payment information
To help make payment information more transparent, registered pharmacy and appliance contractors can now access payment information via the Information Services Portal (ISP).
This includes the FP34 Schedule of Payments and a detailed…
Patient exemption checking: a guide for pharmacy teams in England
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…
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…
Drug Tariff Part XIV
Detailed information on Part XIV of the Drug Tariff.
Part XIVB: arrangements for contractors concerning prescription pricing errors
This information applies to pharmacy contractors in England only.
From 1 April 2012
From April 2012, a…
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…
Local payments application (LPA)
Registered area teams can enter contractor payments for locally commissioned services using the local payments application (LPA).
Log in to LPA
Available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (excluding bank holidays).
Register to use LPA
You'll need to…