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The 3rd price concession update published below on 22 December 2023 is the final update for the month. There are no further price concessions to announce for the month of December. However, Community Pharmacy England has queried some of prices imposed by DHSC and we are currently awaiting their response. If granted, any price adjustments [...]

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The Drug Tariff Category M pricelist for January 2024 has been published by DHSC on the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) website. Based on our analysis of the Category M price list for January 2024, Community Pharmacy England estimates: There will be an overall reduction to reimbursement of approximately £35m per quarter on like-for-like Category M [...]

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Community Pharmacy Surrey and Sussex worked with NHS Sussex to develop a pathway to maximise the use of the Hypertension Case-Finding Service to increase the detection rate of undiagnosed hypertension. The pathway was developed using a digital communication platform and bespoke secure messages to patients. The initiative, utilising digital tools and messaging, facilitated collaborative working [...]

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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (20/12/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for December 2023. Community Pharmacy England has received a large number of reports of products not available at their Drug [...]

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NHS England has published the final 23 Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and protocol for the Pharmacy First service, which is due to start on 31st January 2024. Draft versions of the PGDs and protocols were published on the NHS Business Services Authority’s website on 1st December 2023, to help pharmacists and pharmacy owners to start [...]

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