Monthly Archives: January 2023

PSNC will be holding a webinar on Thursday 23rd February at 7pm to help community pharmacy contractors to complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit for 2022/23. We worked in collaboration with NHS Digital on the new requirements and made improvements to this year’s Toolkit. We encourage contractors to register and join us in this webinar as we [...]

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A report published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy today calls for “urgent action” to relieve the significant funding and workforce pressures on community pharmacy and to deliver on the full potential of pharmacy teams. The Future of Pharmacy: Manifesto report calls for a new “strategic vision” for pharmacies and highlights the opportunity [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Senokot® syrup and Senokot® 12 Years Plus syrup (both containing 7.5mg/5ml sennosides) MSN/2023/004 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 23rd January 2023 Senokot® syrup 7.5mg/5ml syrup is out of stock until w/c 6th March 2023. Senokot® syrup 12 Years [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has decided to reduce the Transitional Payment to zero from February 2023. PSNC’s Negotiating Team refused to accept this on the grounds that any reductions in payments at this point will be impossible for community pharmacy contractors to manage financially. We are also continuing to be clear [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (20/01/2023) granted the following list of price concessions for January 2023.   Drug Pack Size Price concession Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution 300 £8.50 Cinnarizine 15mg tablets 84 £7.51 Clarithromycin 500mg tablets 14 £10.48 Co-amoxiclav 250mg/125mg tablets 21 £3.54 Colecalciferol 1,000unit capsules 30 £8.40 Erythromycin 250mg [...]

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