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A recorded presentation on the 2025/26 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) is now available to watch on our website. Rosie Taylor, Head of Service Development at Community Pharmacy England, talks through the requirements of this year’s Scheme, highlighting how to meet the gateway criterion and domains, as well as advising on what resources are available to [...]

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The new streamlined process for making claims for the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) has gone live today (6th July 2025). The new process, which has been agreed following feedback about the previous lengthy process from Community Pharmacy England, should be used to claim for any activity for DMS that has been completed since 1st July [...]

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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), several changes have been agreed within the July 2025 Drug Tariff associated with Advanced services and the Essential service, the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS). Changes to reflect the simplified DMS journey on MYS As [...]

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Following the announcement of a new streamlined process for making claims for the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS), pharmacy owners are reminded of the actions they need to take ahead of this coming into effect on 6th July 2025. Claims Action Claims up to and including 30th June 2025 All DMS activity up until 30th June [...]

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As announced last month, Pharmacy First consultations carried out in March, April and May 2025 must be claimed by 11.59pm on 30th June 2025 to receive payment. Pharmacy owners are encouraged to check that all claims for this time period have been submitted to the NHS Business Services Authority on the MYS portal for payment. [...]

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