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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for GLP-1 receptor agonists* used in the management of type 2 diabetes. *Annex 4 lists individual medicines affected MSN/2023/061 Tier 3 – high impact Date of issue 27th June 2023 There are very limited, intermittent supplies of all glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists [...]

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The Drug Tariff Category M pricelist for July 2023 has been published on the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) website. The July Category M prices reflect an increase in reimbursement levels of approximately £5m per quarter. This is the net effect of 2 elements; an adjustment of -£23.8m, in light of the results of the [...]

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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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The General Medical Council (GMC) has published a report which addresses the impact of NHS workforce crisis on medical professionals. The report warns that urgent action is needed to break a ‘vicious cycle’ of unmanageable workloads, dissatisfaction, and burnout in the workforce. Read GMC’s statement: ‘Vicious cycle’ must be broken to tackle NHS workforce crisis, [...]

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Pharmacy press Nearly 100,000 more people with cardiovascular disease than expected have died since the start of the pandemic in England, according to analysis published by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Read BHF’s press release Director of NHS Services, Alastair Buxton, said: “It is concerning to hear that there have been tens of thousands of [...]

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