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As part of our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts series, Community Pharmacy England’s in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts have created a new video introducing the Pricing Audit Team (PAT). The Pricing Audit Team undertake monthly audit checks to verify the accuracy of NHS pricing across prescriptions and the Margin Survey. For prescription pricing, pharmacy accounts are audited [...]

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Following representations from Community Pharmacy England, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that the following products will be granted special container status from 1 July 2025. Generic drug name (dm+d descriptor) Brand and/or Manufacturer Pack size Special container Betaxolol 0.25% eye drops 0.25ml unit dose preservative free Betoptic® 0.25% eye drops [...]

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With the conclusion of the NHS 10-Year Health Plan imminent, this is a critical time for community pharmacy and it is important that we focus on the future, including looking at negotiating priorities to further leverage community pharmacy’s position. Pharmacy owners across the West Midlands and North West are invited to ‘Future of Pharmacy’ workshop [...]

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From July 2025, Category A reimbursement prices will be based on data from suppliers obtained under the Health Service Products (Provision and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018. This follows a transition period which took place over six financial quarters from April 2024 to the end of June 2025, with reimbursement prices determined using a variable [...]

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National Patient Safety Alert: Potential contamination of non-sterile alcohol-free skin cleansing wipes with Burkholderia spp: measures to reduce patient risk National Patient Safety Alert Reference Number:  NatPSA/2025/002/UKHSA Date of issue: 26/06/2025 Explanation of identified safety issue UKHSA is investigating an outbreak of Burkholderia stabilis involving individuals across the UK, linked to wipes. Following testing, Burkholderia [...]

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