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Dispensing Contractors - information
Information on schemes, services and payments for dispensing contractors.
Organisation and prescriber changes
ICB restructure July 2022
From 1 July 2022, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) have replaced Strategic Information Partnerships (STPs). Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are now Sub-ICB Locations (SICBLs).
You can find more information about these…
Pharmacy First Clinical Pathway Consultations
The minimum number of Pharmacy First Clinical Pathway consultations required to be delivered during August 2024, to secure the fixed payment has been reduced from 20 to 15. This is reflected in Table 2, page 75 of the redetermination of Part VIC.
Part VIC Pharmacy First – November Drug Tariff Update
Contractors should note the minimum number of Pharmacy First Clinical Pathway consultations required to be delivered to secure the monthly fixed payment has changed from November 2024.
The following thresholds have been agreed:
November – 20…
Post-payment verification of community pharmacy Advanced services
The NHSBSA, NHS England and PSNC have agreed a briefing about the post-payment verification of payments to pharmacy contractors for provision of the MUR service.
The NHSBSA will begin this work in October and will be requesting evidence from a…
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…
Pharmacy First June 2025
This is a news article on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care
The clinical protocols and patient group directions (PGDs) for the NHS Pharmacy First service were updated in June 2025 to include some changes to the gateway criteria.…
NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service
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…
Drug Tariff Part VIIA Pharmacy Quality Scheme (England)
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…
Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) – Launch of the Year 5 Scheme 2023/24
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 £…