Monthly Archives: October 2023

From 9th October 2023, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Provider Assurance Team (PAT), will start to undertake post-payment verification (PPV) reviews of pharmacy owners providing the Hypertension Case-Finding Service. The reviews, commissioned by NHS England, will look at the following categories: Highest claimers of blood pressure checks; High volumes of opportunistic blood pressure checks [...]

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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has informed us that from 12 October 2023, the Manage Your Service (MYS) dashboard layout will be changing following user feedback. The changes will see the current tabs move to the left-hand side of the page and the tabs will be reordered and listed in alphabetical order. The image [...]

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Every Mind Matters has launched a campaign to encourage people to ‘find your little big thing’ and highlight that ‘doing the little things can make a big difference to your mental health’. The campaign is aimed at 25-54-year olds but weighted towards those that are struggling and most at risk of mental health problems. The [...]

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Express In the 2023 Spring Budget the Chancellor committed to extending the zero rate on prescriptions to medicines supplied to patients through Patient Group Directions (PGDs). The zero rate will apply from 9th October 2023 until 31st March 2027. The Treasury says this will support the plan to help save 10 million GP appointments across [...]

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