Funding & Reimbursement Shorts: Introduction to Pricing Audit Team
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 each month, covering paper prescriptions, electronic prescriptions, and the Pharmacy First Clinical Pathways Service. In the Margin Survey, accounts are reviewed monthly using a selected drug list of 450–500 products, which includes a mix of branded items, generics, and specials. Additional data is also gathered on all concessionary prices to ensure comprehensive oversight of pricing accuracy. These audits give confidence and reaffirmation to both pharmacy owners and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) that pricing rules and regulations are being followed.
In this video, Mitesh Bhudia from our Dispensing and Supply Team and Janine Rowe from our PAT team introduce the PAT team and explain:
- Why the auditing process is important for both NHSBSA and pharmacy owners
- Discuss errors where there is incorrect claiming by pharmacy teams
- How to avoid making errors when dispensing prescriptions
- Examples of errors our auditors encounter
Watch the video here:
Funding & Reimbursement Shorts
Community Pharmacy England’s series of short videos aim to provide pharmacy owners and their teams with more information on common funding and reimbursement topics, enhancing understanding of specific topics and addressing common queries. In the videos, our in-house Drug Tariff and funding experts will offer practical advice on topics such as:
- Handling prescriptions with supplementary product information
- Price concessions;
- Dispensing claiming SSPs;
- ‘FS’ endorsed prescriptions;
- Original pack dispensing; and
- Prescription switching
For previous short videos, visit our Funding & Reimbursement Shorts hub-page.
In upcoming videos, we will explain the work of our Prescription Audit Team and on disallowed items. We would also welcome any suggestions on other topics you would like us to cover – please email ds.team@cpe.org.uk with your suggestions.
