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Community pharmacy contractors are reminded of the mandatory requirement to complete the 2022 Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey, managed by Health Education England (HEE), by Wednesday (30th November 2022). Completion of the survey is a mandatory requirement for all contractors. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) sent an email to contractors on 6th October 2022 containing a link to [...]

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Work to develop a new vision and strategic options for community pharmacy is now well underway, being led by Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund. Alongside a literature review and wider research being carried out by the two health policy think tanks, PSNC is running an open consultation which some contractors and LPCs have already [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (25/11/2022) granted the following list of price concessions for November 2022: Drug Pack size Price concession Amoxicillin 500mg capsules 15 £1.85 Amoxicillin 500mg capsules 21 £2.59 Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £2.60 Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets 30 £62.00 Pregabalin 25mg capsules 56 £1.69 The DHSC [...]

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To increase the security of the NHSmail system, the NHSmail team will shortly be making changes to the system that will impact users. From 1st December 2022, personal NHSmail accounts which are not used for 30 days will be marked inactive and inactive accounts which are not activated within the following 30 days will be [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Atorvastatin (Lipitor®) 20mg chewable tablets. MSN/2022/098 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 24th November 2022 Atorvastatin (Lipitor®) 20mg chewable tablets are out of stock until late December 2022. Atorvastatin 20mg film-coated tablets and atorvastatin 20mg/5ml oral suspension remain available [...]

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