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If a member has an annual allowance charge they can either pay the charge directly to HMRC or share the responsibility for the payment with the NHS Pension Scheme using the scheme pays facility. This is known as a scheme pays election. The NHS…

GP practices in England can access flu vaccines that the government has secured. 2020-21 flu season Access to government-secured flu stock in 2020-21 included a requirement for GP practices to engage in a post payment review of reimbursement…

The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.3% to 20.6%, plus an employer’s levy of 0.08%. The Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation response announcing the rise, published in March 2019,…

We have received a number of enquiries from employers seeking clarification when calculating Notional Whole-Time (NWT) pensionable pay with supplementary payments. Information on how to calculate the Notional Whole Time Total Pensionable Pay is…

NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has been named one of the most inclusive employers in Britain by lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality charity Stonewall in its Top 100 Employers list for 2020. NHSBSA has placed 51st on this year’s list,…

The NHS Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) is an essential service within the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) which started 15 February 2021. Further information on the DMS is available in the Drug Tariff and the Pharmaceutical…

Following the introduction of the Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription Prepayment Certificate (HRT PPC), the FP57 receipt and refund claim form has been updated. The prescription charges section has been updated. This lets the pharmacy teams…

The following is an announcement on behalf of DHSC: As outlined in Part VIIA of the Drug Tariff in Table 2 “PQS 2020/21 Part 2 domains” under the Primary Care Network prevention domain, the lower and upper threshold and the points available along…

If you are already receiving, or have agreed to receive, electronic prescriptions and you get regular or repeat medicines that do not change, your GP may have moved you on to electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD). This means your GP can send your…

Access for: registered users via ePACT2 public users via Catalyst The report shows potential savings that may be achieved by prescribing generically. The specialist drugs report is produced at national, ICB, commissioner / provider and…