Monthly Archives: May 2023

Update: (18/07/2023) There will be intermittent supply of GlucaGen® 1mg powder for injection kit until 2024. All stock must be conserved as much as possible and used carefully as outlined in the MSN which can be found on the Specialist Pharmacy Services (SPS) website.  Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (18/05/2023) granted the following initial list of price concessions for May 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Amisulpride 100mg tablets 60 £19.60 Amisulpride 50mg tablets 60 £12.34 Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel 30 £11.45 Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel 60 £22.90 Bicalutamide [...]

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NHS England (NHSE) has announced from 1st June 2023, in a change from the previous Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) service specification, claims for payment should be submitted within one month of, and no later than three months from the claim period for the chargeable activity provided. The change normalises the grace period for service [...]

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Contractors (including head office staff) and community pharmacists are reminded about the invitation to participate in an interview to share their views on the Quality Payments Scheme (QPS) (the previous name for the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS)) and the PQS. ICF (an independent research consultancy) and the University of Manchester are carrying out the evaluation. [...]

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Following the Government announcement of a significant investment into community pharmacies, we will be holding a webinar at 7pm on Monday 22nd May to explain to pharmacy owners what will happen next and to hear your views. This week Government announced a £645m investment into community pharmacies to support both some existing services and to [...]

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