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MPs from across the political spectrum have called on Pharmacy Minister, Dame Andrea Leadsom MP, to address the acute funding crisis facing the community pharmacy sector.  Whilst taking the opportunity to welcome the introduction of the Pharmacy First service, a letter co-signed by 13 MPs makes clear that pharmacies cannot relieve further pressure on other [...]

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Some pharmacy owners are continuing to identify issues with the Pharmacy First service figures within the MYS portal, which are not matching the number of consultations completed within their Pharmacy First IT system. This week, we have been supporting pharmacy owners and system suppliers to address these issues. Where a pharmacy owner has identified a [...]

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The look of your monthly Schedule of Payments (and eSchedules) is changing from April 2024. The next payment schedule due to be received on the 23 April (for February 2024 dispensing month) will have several improvements including: Breakdown of Pharmacy First payments, alongside activity data relating to this Total reimbursement and discount deduction split by generics/brands/appliances [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that from 1st May 2024, the NHS prescription charge will increase to £9.90 per prescription item (note: some items may incur more than one charge). For prescriptions dispensed in April 2024, the NHS prescription charge will remain at £9.65. Amendments to the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs [...]

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Update 08/05/2024: Updated information highlighted bold below Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Pabrinex® (Vitamins B and C) Intravenous and Intramuscular High Potency solution for injection ampoules. MSN/2024/038 Tier 3 – high impact Date of issue: 3rd April 2024 Pabrinex® Intravenous (IV) injection will be out of [...]

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