Monthly Archives: May 2023

In light of surveillance data indicating that circulation of influenza in the community has returned to baseline levels, the Department of Health and Social Care has published an alert to inform prescribers working in primary care and pharmacy teams that antiviral medicines should no longer be prescribed.  Community pharmacists should no longer supply antiviral medicines [...]

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The Government and NHS have today promised a £645m investment in community pharmacies over the next two years to support a pharmacy common conditions service, along with the NHS Pharmacy Contraception and NHS Hypertension Case-Finding services. This is the most significant investment in community pharmacy in well over a decade and it follows many months [...]

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The BBC has today (Monday 8th May) published a news article alongside broadcast and interview pieces focused on the immense financial and operational challenges facing community pharmacies. This follows many months of briefings and conversations with PSNC and others,  along with interviews with community pharmacy owners. We have been briefing journalists on the pressures facing [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Estradot® 75mcg patches are now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP055 Estradot® 75mcg patches expires at 23.59pm on Friday 5 May 2023. After this date, any prescriptions for Estradot® 75mcg patches must be [...]

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With the early May bank holiday (1 May 2023) occurring in the first five days of the submission window contractors have an extra day, until the end of 6th of May, to submit their April FP34C declaration using the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal and to dispatch their prescription bundle to the relevant pricing division at the [...]

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