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Published 12 October 2023 Summary Community pharmacies and appliance contractors are responsible for dispensing medications, appliances, and medical devices to NHS patients. They are not a direct part of the NHS but provide essential services on…

Combatting antimicrobial resistance, the UK’s second five-year national action plan continues to promote optimal use of antimicrobials in humans to ensure safe and effective patient care by strengthening antimicrobial stewardship programmes. There…

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). It will test a referral pathway from NHS TLHC…

Amended Directions for the Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Advanced Service (CPSIVAS) (2024/25) have been made and published. The CPSIVAS Directions apply from 1 September 2024 and will be included in the Drug Tariff from October…

The NUMSAS pilot scheme has ended The NUMSAS pilot scheme ended on 28 October 2019.  We therefore request that all outstanding claims are sent with your end of month batch submission for October 2019.  Any submissions for the NUMSAS pilot…

If you are a pharmacy, you can process PPCs sold at your pharmacy in Manage Your Service (MYS).  This is for both: 3 or 12 month PPCs that cover all NHS prescriptions HRT PPCs that cover certain hormone replacement therapy medicines When you…

From 1 April 2023 there will be amendments to Part VIC of the Drug Tariff to align with recent changes to service specifications for Advanced Services. From 1 April 2023 pharmacy technicians will be able to perform blood pressure checks as part of…

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…