Under the funding deal, it was agreed there will be a phased rollout of service extensions and the PCS – with key rollout and launch dates as follows:

• January 11, 2023: Launch of the initial first tier of the new PCS

• March 2023: Expansion of the CPCS to include referrals from urgent and emergency care settings

• April 19, 2023: Expansion of the NMS to include antidepressants

• October 4, 2023: Launch of the second tier of the PCS which, subject to evaluation, will see pharmacists using a PGD to initiate patients on oral contraception

These dates are spread out across years 4 and 5 of the funding deal as the sector is already overwhelmed and could not cope with multiple changes to services commencing at the same time, PSNC argued.

Source: PSNC

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