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Update – 19th December 2023 – There has been an update to the process, below, that the PAT will follow. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Provider Assurance Team (PA Team) will soon start to undertake provider assurance work with pharmacy owners providing the Lateral Flow Devices (LFD) test supply service. The reviews, commissioned by [...]

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Pharmacy owners do not have to give formal notice of closures on days specifically mentioned in the Regulations (namely Christmas Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday) or a day specifically designated as a ‘bank holiday’ unless directed to open by NHS England (NHSE). However, pharmacy owners must ensure that their Directory of Services (DoS) and [...]

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All community pharmacies in England were asked to complete 10 screening questions as part of the NHS England Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF), and some contractors will be asked to complete the full CPAF questionnaire. Pharmacies may be selected for the full CPAF questionnaire if, for example, they did not complete the screening questions or [...]

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Changes to the Human Medicines Regulations 2023 came into effect today (11th October) which provides new rules requiring pharmacists to dispense all licensed medicines containing valproate in the manufacturer’s original full pack. When dispensing valproate products, the pharmacist must supply the product as a complete pack. This will require them to round up or down [...]

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The Government has updated their guidance on the HRT PPC.  Some of the key changes include:  Clarifying that listed HRT medicines, regardless of the clinical reason for prescribing, must be on a separate prescription to other non-HRT items, on both paper and electronic prescriptions.  Explaining the scope of the HRT PPCs, highlighting that the PPC [...]

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