Yearly Archives: 2024

/2024

DMS: Claim period extended to three months

Following a request by Community Pharmacy England, NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care have agreed to extend the claim period for the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) to three months; currently claims have to be made by the 5th of the month following that in which the final stage that the pharmacy [...]

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Regulations restricting the sale and supply of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues

As previously announced, regulations have come into force to restrict the prescribing and supply of puberty suppressing hormones / gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues to children and young people under 18 for the purposes of gender dysphoria / gender incongruence. During the period of the emergency ban (currently from 3 June to 3 September 2024), [...]

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One day left to submit EOI for autumn/winter C-19 vacs service

Pharmacy owners have one day left to submit an expression of interest (EOI) if they wish to take part in this autumn/winter’s COVID-19 vaccination service, as the interim response deadline for submissions is 11.59pm on 27th June 2024. Further information on the EOI process and provision of the service can be found in our news story highlighting [...]

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Drug Tariff Watch – July 2024

The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 July 2024. PART XVIIIB – Drugs, medicines and others substances that may be ordered only in certain circumstances Contractors should note the addition of GnRH analogue to [...]

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Pharmacy Advice Audit: Final few days

This is the final call for pharmacy teams to participate in our Pharmacy Advice Audit and give the findings the validity they deserve The deadline to complete the audit is 23.59 on Friday 28th June, and we need your help to gather as much data as possible for use in our ongoing call for increased [...]

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