Yearly Archives: 2025

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has entered into consultation with Community Pharmacy England (CPE) regarding the 2024/25 and 2025/26 funding contractual framework. The discussions will set the future direction for community pharmacy as it plays a vital role in supporting delivery of the reforms set out in the government’s Plan for Change. [...]

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Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has agreed to retrospectively adjust the reimbursement price of Gaviscon Infant oral powder 15 dual dose sachets for EPS prescriptions dispensed between May 2023 to November 2024. The term ‘dual dose sachets’ was updated to [...]

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Community pharmacies are reminded that Inclisiran (Leqvio®) 284mg/1.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringe is available to order from the nominated wholesaler AAH UK at a nominal charge of £45 per pack for supply against NHS prescriptions, as agreed within the commercial agreement between Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd and NHS England. A summary of the current [...]

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New wording will be added to Part VIC of the February 2025 Drug Tariff to advise that where claims are submitted for Pharmacy First and the data provided indicates the service was not provided in accordance with the appropriate Patient Group Direction (PGD) or service specification, the payments may be withheld by the NHS Business [...]

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A new provision has been agreed from February 2025 which provides pharmacy owners with a longer time period to claim for provision of certain services if IT issues outside of a pharmacy owner’s control have prevented them from making a claim within the required time period. This new provision applies to the following services: Hypertension [...]

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