NHS England is asking pharmacy owners to continue to voluntarily submit New Medicine Service (NMS) quarterly summary data to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) for Quarter 1 (Q1) 2023/24 (April to June 2023). The mandatory requirement to submit this data has been suspended since 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NHS England want to [...]
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NHS England (NHSE) has, today, announced the start of a new expression of interest (EOI) process for pharmacy owners that wish to take part in this autumn’s COVID-19 vaccination service, which is expected to commence in October. The approach they are taking will mean more pharmacies will be able to choose to participate than has [...]
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NHS England (NHSE) has, today, published the service specification for the 2023/24 Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Advanced Service. Changes to the service requirements Only a small number of amendments have been made to the service specification this season. The key changes are: The eligible patient cohorts have been amended to reflect those previously announced, [...]
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Following the publication of the updated specification for the Smoking Cessation Service (SCS) on the NHS England website, we have updated our SCS resources. This follows the recent change to the Secretary of State Directions, which allowed pharmacy technicians to start providing the service. We have updated the service page and FAQs page on our [...]
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Community pharmacists are able to access fully-funded, flexible training to expand their clinical skills and improve patient care. Courses currently include: Clinical examination skills This training will be delivered online, with optional face-to-face attendance for pharmacists who would find this beneficial. Pharmacists will be required to complete a module on history taking and identification of [...]
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