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On Monday 31st March 2025, the details of the contractual settlement for 2025/26 were announced, which included changes to the requirements to be entitled to the Pharmacy First monthly payment (bundling requirements). This news story addresses key Pharmacy First bundling requirement questions that have been raised since the announcement of the settlement. Q. Do Distance Selling [...]

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There is now less than one week to go before the bundling requirements for Pharmacy First come into force, which will impact on whether pharmacy owners are entitled to a monthly fixed payment for the service. From 1st June 2025, pharmacy owners must be registered and able to deliver the Hypertension Case Finding Service*, the [...]

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Following an update to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on antiviral treatment for COVID-19,  which removes some of the cohorts of patients eligible for these treatments, these changes will also need to be reflected in the Lateral Flow Device (LFD) service. The changes in the NICE guidance means the following [...]

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Pharmacy owners have until 11.59pm today (Friday 16th May 2025) to claim an Aspiration payment for the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2025/26 before the window for claiming this payment closes. The Aspiration payment is optional; if pharmacy owners do not want to claim it, it will not impact on the pharmacy owner’s ability to claim [...]

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Ahead of 1st June 2025, pharmacy owners are reminded of the changes to the bundling requirements for Pharmacy First which will impact on whether they are entitled to a monthly fixed payment for the service. From 1st June 2025, pharmacy owners must be registered and able to deliver the Hypertension Case Finding Service*, the Pharmacy [...]

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