We have received queries about when it is appropriate to make a claim for a Pharmacy First consultation and when a clinical record needs to be created. There are many scenarios within the Pharmacy First service therefore to help pharmacy owners and their teams know when you can make a claim for a payment, we [...]
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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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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has emailed pharmacy owners today to say that the Pharmacy First IT system suppliers have resolved issues with the data they supplied to the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal for the February 2024 NHS Pharmacy First activity. NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care have also [...]
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Pharmacy owners are reminded that from 1st April 2024, they must have an otoscope available, and all clinical pathways must be provided in bricks and mortar* pharmacies registered to provide the Pharmacy First service. This deadline was highlighted in the NHS England letter announcing the Pharmacy First service, which advised that pharmacy owners could start [...]
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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has emailed pharmacy owners today to inform them that they will further extend the submission deadline for the February Pharmacy First claims. The deadline is now 11.59pm on Thursday 21st March 2024. NHSBSA has confirmed that pharmacy owners who submit their February declaration by the revised deadline, will receive [...]
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