Following applications made by PSNC to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), a further 9 new products…

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Eletriptan (Relpax®) 20mg tablets. MSN/2022/058 Tier 2 – medium impact Date…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (30/06/2022) granted the following final list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price Concession Alendronic…

An administrative deduction of £25 may apply if a paper prescription bundle is submitted late to the NHSBSA. A charge for processing of a late bundle…

The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the…

Pharmacy contractors are reminded that, from July 2022 (for the dispensing month of June 2022), all new prescription returns/referred back items and disallowed items will…

CLMR number: CLMR (22)A/05 Date issued: 22nd June 2022 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a company-led drug recall for: Linoforce…

From August 2022 (for July 2022 prescriptions), pharmacy contractors will no longer need to print and submit a paper copy of their completed FP34C declaration…

A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 15 Issue 11 June 2022) has been published and includes articles on:…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published guidance for prescribers and community pharmacy teams on the correct use of ‘FS’ endorsement on…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (20/06/2022) granted the following initial list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price Concession Aripiprazole…

CLMR number: CLMR (22)A/04 Date issued: 15th June 2022 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a company-led drug recall for: Ketamine…

The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care following the resignation of Sajid…

Pharmacy bodies, including PSNC, have written to the Health and Social Care Select Committee to highlight their continued concerns for the ongoing funding and workforce…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a new version of the list of community pharmacies eligible for the Pharmacy Access Scheme…

Following the Government’s announcement about the end of national shielding in England, NHS Digital is seeking to undertake a managed closure of the Shielded Patient List. Consequently,…

NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I), in association with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) has published its…

Following applications made by PSNC to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), a further 9 new products…

Community pharmacy contractors are not required to submit their completed New Medicine Service (NMS) summary data to the NHS Business Services Authority for April to…

Key point summary The COVID-19 vaccination draft service specification to support provision of a booster programme in the autumn has been published by NHS England…

PSNC and the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) attended a meeting of the World Pharmacy Council (WPC) last month to discuss developments and innovations in the…

The Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, Sajid Javid MP, today set out the Government’s plans to digitally reform the NHS. The plan…

More than 1.2 million consultations a week – or 65 million a year – are now being carried out by community pharmacy teams in England,…

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has today published new resources to help pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to fulfil their professional responsibility to be open and…