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In an amendment to the NHS England advice in our previous news story, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced from 1st August 2023, that Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) claims for payment should be submitted within one month of, and no later than three months from the claim period for the chargeable activity provided. [...]

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Our members (pharmacy owners) and their teams, have proved yet again, that they can deliver vital public health services at scale and pace, having administered over 5 million flu vaccinations under the national Flu Vaccination Service, a new record for the sector. The NHS Business Services Authority has published the Advanced Service Flu report which shows that [...]

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NHS England is asking members (pharmacy owners) to continue to voluntarily submit New Medicine Service (NMS) quarterly summary data to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) for Quarter 4 (Q4) 2022/23 (January to March 2023). The mandatory requirement to submit this data has been suspended since 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NHS England want to continue [...]

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During March 2023, eighty pharmacies in South West London supported people over the age of 65 by providing information, support and referrals to winter related programmes such as winter warmth, prevention of falls, social and activity groups and frailty support services. The eighty pharmacies made 9,922 interventions through the Winter Fit service. Winter Fit was [...]

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The Liverpool Community Pharmacy Sexual Health Service is commissioned by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, on behalf of Liverpool City Council, to provide sexual health services to the residents of Liverpool. The pharmacy service forms part of an integrated sexual health service offer, that incorporates community contraception services, genito-urinary medicine, and sexual health promotion. [...]

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