Monthly Archives: August 2023

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Extension to SSP057 Estradot® 100mcg patches

Update 01/12/23 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has provided an update on the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) for Estradot® 100micrograms/24hours patches (SSP057) was due to expire 1 December 2023 but has been further extended to Friday 8 December 2023. Update 03/11/23 – The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has [...]

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Alliance Healthcare planned maintenance

Alliance Healthcare UK has informed us of planned maintenance over the August Bank Holiday period, advising that pharmacies consider their stock needs in advance. Alliance has identified the bank holiday weekend (Friday 25th August to Tuesday 29th August) as the optimal time to carry out this essential maintenance and is working to minimise the impact [...]

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Hundreds of local chemists are shutting their doors for good just as they are given more powers than ever

The Sun Rising costs have led to hundreds of pharmacies shutting for good – at a time when they have been given extra duties to help patients struggling to see their GPs. The Sun on Sunday explored the financial and operational pressures on pharmacies that are leading to numerous closures. Our Chief Executive Janet Morrison [...]

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August 2023 Price Concessions 1st Update

Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (18/08/2023) announced the following initial list of price concessions for August 2023: Drug Pack size Price concession Acamprosate 333mg gastro-resistant tablets 168 £23.80 Aciclovir 800mg tablets 35 £4.19 Atorvastatin [...]

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Reminder: SCRa portal being replaced by National Care Records Service  (NCRS)

Following previous announcements, the Summary Care Record (SCRa) application portal is scheduled to be replaced by a new system called the National Care Records Service (NCRS) from September 2023. From now until 29th September 2023, both the SCRa portal and the NCRS portal will be accessible. Differences between the NCRS portal and the SCR portal: [...]

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