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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) host webinars to provide an insight into how they process and reimburse prescriptions. These sessions take place online and last approximately 60 minutes. During the sessions, pharmacy teams are shown how NHSBSA handle prescription submissions and are given an overview of the most common errors found on prescriptions submitted [...]

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NHS England has opened the procurement process for pharmacies that wish to provide the COVID-19 vaccination service from April 2025. This process only applies to: Pharmacies not already contracted to provide the service and wishing to apply to provide it from April 2025; and Pharmacies already contracted to provide the service but whose contract only [...]

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The Chancellor announced her Autumn Budget today (30th October), setting out the Government’s overarching spending plans for the next 18 months. The Budget promised an additional £22.6 billion for day-to-day healthcare spending, but the Chancellor made no specific pledges about supporting primary care or the community pharmacy sector. The Chancellor announced a number of changes [...]

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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 (30/10/2024) announced the following final list of price concessions for October 2024: Drug Pack size Price concession Amantadine 100mg capsules 56 £17.66 Apixaban 2.5mg tablets 60 £7.21 Apixaban [...]

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The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 November 2024. Key g Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. n Item requiring reconstitution [...]

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