Search results
Showing: 10 of 452
Category A changes
Further to the consultation on reimbursement reforms (consultation response can be found here: Community pharmacy drug reimbursement reform: consultation response - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and further consultation with Community Pharmacy England (CPE),…
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…
Drug Tariff Part VIC - NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service
This is an announcement on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care
From 24 April 2023 the NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service Tier 1 Advanced Service will be launched – details of service and links to the associated Service Specification…
Dispensing doctor and personal administration payments
Dispensing doctor payments
We provide information to Primary Care Organisation payment sites so that they can make payments to dispensing doctors. The data is dispatched no later than the 15th of the month after the month we receive it.
The actual…
Transitional Payments (England only) – April 2023
From 1 April 2023 the monthly Flat Fee payment to pharmacy contractors will be introduced.
The payment and conditions are set out in Drug Tariff Part VIA paragraph 5 (PDF: 63KB).
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 £…
ICBs
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…
Drug Reimbursement – Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension
Since February 2024, a licensed version of Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension became available. Therefore, for prescriptions dispensed in February and March 2024:
where there is an endorsement for the licensed product, then reimbursement will…