Ahead of the Government’s introduction of the new Prescription Prepayment Certificate (PPC) for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products on 1 April, PSNC has published guidance and FAQs to help pharmacy teams to implement this new policy. Background and Latest Position From 1 April 2023, patients who are not already exempt from NHS prescription charges will be [...]
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As part of the joint #SaveOurPharmacies campaign, the national pharmacy bodies have arranged for an A2 window poster to be sent to community pharmacies. The striking window posters are being distributed to all community pharmacies in England in the latest editions of Pharmacy Magazine and P3pharmacy. Pharmacy Magazine’s March edition will hit pharmacy doormats early [...]
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Pharmacy leaders are set to brief MPs on the severe challenges facing community pharmacies this week as part of a wave of #SaveOurPharmacies campaign activities. Tomorrow’s (Tuesday 21st March) roundtable summit will include discussions on the urgent action needed to address the current severe challenges being faced by community pharmacy, as well as the sector’s [...]
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The Chancellor has announced his Spring Budget today, including within it two VAT changes related to community pharmacy services, which PSNC had been pressing for over several years and was a focus within our CPCF negotiations. From 1st May 2023, Government will extend the VAT exemption on healthcare to include medical services carried out by [...]
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PSNC has today told Ministers that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) must not roll out any new or expanded services or a Pharmacy Quality Scheme in 2023/24 unless extra funding is put into community pharmacies. NHSE communications directing more patients to pharmacies also need to stop, and the DHSC [...]
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