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From today (1st June 2025) several changes take effect for the Pharmacy First service following the announcement of these as part of the contractual settlement for 2025/26. Below is a reminder of these changes. ‘Bundling’ requirements for the monthly payment From today, the bundling requirements for Pharmacy First come into force, which impacts on whether [...]

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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has published a news story, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care, highlighting that from 1st June 2025 pharmacy owners who have not yet claimed for Pharmacy First consultations carried out in March, April and May 2025 must claim these by 11.59pm on 30th June 2025 [...]

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As we move into the warmer months, 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 [...]

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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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