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Nearly 9,000 pharmacy contractors benefit from earlier advance payment in January

Nearly 9,000 pharmacy contractors who declared their December 2021 FP34C submission figures through the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal by 6th January (deadline extended due to Bank holiday) will receive earlier advance payments on 12th January (circa 20 days earlier than the normal [...]

Published on: 12th January 2022 | Updated on: 2nd June 2023

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Contractor Notice: Expiry of SSP013 for Lipitor® 20mg chewable tablets

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that sufficient stock of Lipitor® 20mg chewable tablets is now available to meet normal demand. As a result the Serious Shortage Protocol, SSP013 for Lipitor® 20mg chewable tablets expires at 23.59pm on Wednesday [...]

Published on: 12th January 2022 | Updated on: 12th January 2022

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Contractor Notice: Electronic route for submission of Temporary Safeguarding Payment claims

From December 2021, any claims for Temporary Safeguarding Payments are required to be submitted electronically to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) by emailing the completed claim form to contractorpayments@nhsbsa.nhs.uk.  Previously, pharmacy contractors were required to print and complete a [...]

Published on: 21st December 2021 | Updated on: 2nd June 2023

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Contractor Update: PQS deadline extension and further measures

PSNC has reached agreement with NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on a number of measures to help ease the immediate pressures on community pharmacies.  Recognising the current challenges being experienced by pharmacies and [...]

Published on: 15th December 2021 | Updated on: 15th December 2021

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Over 8,600 pharmacy contractors benefit from earlier advance payment in December

Over 8,600 pharmacy contractors who declared their November 2021 FP34C submission figures through the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal by 5th December will have received earlier advance payments on 9th December (circa 20 days earlier than the normal advance payment timetable). All contractors who [...]

Published on: 9th December 2021 | Updated on: 2nd June 2023

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Discharge Medicines Service digital guide for contractors published

PSNC has published a digital guide to the Discharge Medicines Service for community pharmacy contractors. The 26-minute guide features David Onuoha, PSNC’s Service Development Manager, providing some background to the service, an overview of the service requirements, how referrals are [...]

Published on: 3rd December 2021 | Updated on: 3rd December 2021

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Majority of contractors now benefitting from RTEC

According to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), more than half of all community pharmacies are now using Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC). RTEC allows pharmacy teams to check digitally if their patients are eligible for free NHS prescriptions because they [...]

Published on: 17th November 2021 | Updated on: 28th June 2022

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Contractor notice: New paper FP34C forms and changes to sorting requirements

From October 2021, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) will be posting out a new version of the paper FP34C form which will continue to be issued until March 2022 (for prescriptions dispensed in February 2022), after which FP34C submissions through [...]

Published on: 18th October 2021 | Updated on: 18th October 2021

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COVID-19 Cost Claims: Contractor Update

As contractors will be aware, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has been processing the COVID-19 cost claims submitted by contractors this summer. PSNC is pleased to report that the overwhelming majority of community pharmacy contractors submitted a claim for [...]

Published on: 3rd September 2021 | Updated on: 3rd September 2021

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Early advance payments for all contractors following an end to PEPS

From November 2021, all community pharmacy contractors will have the chance to receive earlier advance payments, following agreement between PSNC and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).  Advance payments will be made approximately 20 days earlier than the [...]

Published on: 26th August 2021 | Updated on: 26th August 2021

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Contractor Announcement: CPCF arrangements for 2021/22 agreed

Announcement summary: Arrangements for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2021/22 have been agreed between PSNC, NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), in line with the five-year CPCF deal. This [...]

Published on: 23rd August 2021 | Updated on: 14th July 2022

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Contractor Case Study: Implementing the GP CPCS

The Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) was extended to include referrals from general practices  in November 2020. Nine months on, Clark’s Chemist in Barnsley is receiving around 20-25 minor illness referrals a week from a number of general practices. Positive outcomes [...]

Published on: 20th August 2021 | Updated on: 1st April 2022

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Over half of contractors using MYS for end of month submission

Over 50% of pharmacy contractors are now using Manage Your Service (MYS) to submit their end-of-month FP34C figures digitally. In June 2021, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) confirmed that over 6,000 contractors used the MYS portal for their end-of-month [...]

Published on: 30th July 2021 | Updated on: 28th June 2022

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Contractor Notice: SSP endorsement errors

Following the announcement of the new Serious Shortage Protocols (SSP) endorsement which was introduced from 1 June 2021, PSNC has been working with NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) to understand if SSP claims are being submitted in accordance with the [...]

Published on: 28th July 2021 | Updated on: 18th July 2022