Funding & Reimbursement Shorts: Handling prescriptions with supplementary product information
Community Pharmacy England has launched a new series of short videos to provide pharmacy owners and their teams with more information on common funding and reimbursement topics. In the videos, our in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts will offer practical advice on topics such as:
- prescription endorsement and submission requirements
- common dispensing errors identified by our prescription audit team and advice on how to avoid these errors
- price concessions
- drug reimbursement reforms
- how the margins survey works and other wider funding issues
The short videos are supplemented by resources produced by the Dispensing and Supply team including the recent ‘Top tips to maximise dispensing income’ factsheet, which includes a list checklist for pharmacy staff to follow to dispensing processes.
This regular series has been launched to enhance understanding of specific topics and address common queries. It also supplements factsheets and briefings produced by our Dispensing and Supply team such as the guidance provided in our recent ‘Top tips to maximise dispensing income’ factsheet, which links to a wealth of resources and serves as a handy written checklist for the wider pharmacy team.
Video 1: Supplementary product information
The first video in this series presented by Mitesh Bhudia and Gemma Hackett from our Dispensing and Supply Team, looks at prescriptions containing supplementary product information. The video guides viewers through the issue using likely examples and advice on what to do.
Watch the supplementary product information video here:
Further information and resources (as referenced in the guide):
Dealing with product information within the dose area
Dealing with EPS product info in dose area factsheet (pdf)
Later videos will cover topics such as endorsing Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs), recent changes to the price concession system, and more. We would also welcome your requests for other future topics – please email ds.team@cpe.org.uk with any suggestions.
