Monthly Archives: March 2023

Following applications made by PSNC to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), a further 25 new products were classed as ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) from 1 April 2023. This took the total number of products granted DND status to over 600 products following checks [...]

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Following representations from PSNC, the Department of Health of Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined the special container status of Colesevelam 625mg tablets. From April 2023, the listing in Part VIII of the Drug Tariff has been updated to reflect the change in special container status as it meets the relevant criteria as set out in Part [...]

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NHS England has announced that the way some Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) GP referrals are sent by the EMIS PharmRefer product is changing. From 29th March 2023 (today), community pharmacies using CPCS solutions from Cegedim Healthcare Solutions, Positive Solutions or Sonar Informatics won’t access those GP CPCS referrals through PharmOutcomes. Instead, referrals from GPs [...]

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PSNC’s factsheet for community pharmacy teams explains how to access the shared NHSmail inbox within the Outlook mobile app. The app enables contractors to quickly and easily access NHSmail and provides contractors with the flexibility to choose how and when they would like to be notified about incoming emails. The short one-page factsheet provides a [...]

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Following the Government decisions to increase in the NHS prescription charge and introduce a HRT prescription prepayment certificate from 1st April 2023, PSNC has designed two posters that can be displayed in community pharmacies. PSNC’s Prescription Charge Card confirms the new NHS prescription charge of £9.65 per item, explaining that this is a tax from the Government [...]

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