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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…

The NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) is a tiered pharmacy contraception service. It is designed to: offer people greater choice where they can access contraception services from create extra capacity in primary care and sexual health…

This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. Following the publication of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 5-year deal: year 4 (2022 to 2023) and year 5 (2023 to 2024) letter to contractors on 22…

The reduced Year 5 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) PQS scheme will launch on 1 June 2023. It will consist of one gateway criterion (NMS) and three domains (Medicines Optimisation, Respiratory and Prevention) with annual funding of £…

Contractors should note the minimum number of Pharmacy First Clinical Pathway consultations required to be delivered during October 2024 to secure the fixed payment has been reduced from 30 to 20. In addition, from October 2024, the Pharmacy First…

Following the publication of Amended Directions for the CPSIVAS on the 28 August a new Determination for the Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Advanced Service (CPSIVAS) has been made. A determination for claims associated with…

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…

The Department of Health and Social Care with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee’s agreement is maintaining CPCF funding for 2018/19  at the same level as last year, i.e. £2.592 billion. In order to deliver this level of funding the…

If you’re a GP, we can help you with electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD). Based on our prescribing data, we’re able to provide you with NHS Numbers of patients who might be suitable for eRD. So far, we’ve supported almost 3,500 practices with data…

This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The 2022 Pharmacy Access Scheme (PhAS) is one of the elements agreed as part of the agreement on Year 3 (2021 to 2022) of the Community Pharmacy Contractual…