Yearly Archives: 2024

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) produces a quarterly newsletter called “Hints & Tips for dispensing contractors”. The latest edition (Issue 55) contains some useful information and advice on: NHS prescription charges from 1 May 2024 Patients reminded to renew their HRT PPC Contractors reminded to use correct prescribing codes FP10 NHS prescription forms: memantine [...]

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Community Pharmacy England and NHS England’s Transformation Directorate are encouraging pharmacy teams to complete a new quick poll. This poll aims to understand potential benefits of planned prescriptions functionality, that will be released in the NHS App. Complete the survey. By completing the survey, you can help provide insights into some of the patient queries [...]

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As we move into Spring, pharmacy teams may start to see people presenting with tick bites and potentially symptoms of Lyme disease. While tick bites/Lyme disease is not treatable under the Pharmacy First clinical pathway for infected insect bites, with patients needing to be signposted onwards, patients may present with a tick bite with an [...]

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Community Pharmacy England on behalf of pharmacy owners made further applications to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), resulting in a further 10 new products being added to the ‘Drugs for which Discount is Not Deducted’ (DND) list from 1 May 2024. This takes the total [...]

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The Guardian  Latest news reports including today’s front page of The Guardian, has highlighted that insulin shortages are leading to heightened stress and anxiety among diabetes patients in the UK. We shared a statement with the national press, emphasising that the impact of medicine shortages on patients and community pharmacies remains a significant concern. Our [...]

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