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March 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…

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 range of data relating to variation in medicines use and…

eRD top tips   Be prepared to invest some ‘set–up’ time at the practice. This is an ‘invest to save’ process. Start small – increase numbers and expand the selection criteria as the confidence of the prescriber and practice increases. Improve…

This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC): The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), in partnership with NHS Supply Chain, have implemented a new PPE Portal platform to ensure continued access to…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is introducing a new ‘Retrospective top-up payment for Concessionary prices’ which will apply from April 2024. Every quarter, where considered appropriate by DHSC in consultation with Community…

Pharmacy contractors should note that endorsement requirements for products supplied in accordance with a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) have been updated, as per Clause 9E, Part II of the June 2021 Drug Tariff. The update will affect all future…

This article has been published on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly of Wales have re-determined that the reimbursement price for the month of November 2021 for…

We hold regular webinars and open days for prescribing and dispensing contractors on topics ranging from endorsing and referred backs to batch submissions and switching.   Online sessions last approximately 60 minutes.  In-person open days take…

How dm+d supports the NHS dm+d: supports seamless data exchange between disparate clinical systems helps enable improvements in processes such as the calculation of reimbursement and remuneration payments, and tasks related to medicines…

Suppliers of medicinal products and medical devices have a vital role to play in maintaining the dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d). The dm+d is the recognised NHS standard (SCC10052) for identifying and communicating medicinal product and…