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A serious shortage protocol has been issued for haloperidol

Pharmacists granted power to supply different haloperidol formulation

This is the second product subject to a “serious shortage protocol” (SSP), which grants pharmacists the powers to dispense a suitable alternative to...

23/12/2019 2

The legal groundwork for a serious shortage protocol was set out in February

Pharmacists granted power to supply different fluoxetine strengths

This is the first time pharmacists can dispense an alternative to a medicine suffering a shortage, rather than the prescription and without...

03/10/2019 25

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NHS CFA: Pharmacy owner fraud is estimated to cost the NHS £108m annually

Revealed: Just 1 sanction against a contractor for fraud in 2 years

Last year, the Department of Health and Social Care (DH) said it would crack down on alleged pharmacy contractor fraud, which it claimed was “...

12/08/2019 4

The NHS BSA is looking for a digital company to analyse its pharmacy data over a two-year period

NHS to pay company £750k to crack down on alleged pharmacy fraud

In a procurement notice posted on the government’s digital marketplace last week (July 4), the NHS BSA calls for a “predictive analytics partner” to...

09/07/2019 7

NHS to investigate pharmacy owners’ fraudulent expenses claims

The NHSCFA and the NHS Business Services Authority will share pharmacy data to identify “potential fraud by contractors”, it said in its business...

14/06/2019 3

PSNC: Plastic cards are being replaced by double-sided A4 paper certificates

Pharmacies should accept paper, plastic and digital payment exemptions

The NHS Business Standards Authority (BSA) began the process of phasing out plastic exemption cards for prescription prepayment certificates and...

14/03/2019 7

PSNC: Pharmacies missing out on thousands by not updating NHS website

The points-based quality payments scheme was introduced alongside the pharmacy funding cuts in England in December 2016, offering pharmacies a...

23/01/2019 2

NHS to investigate pharmacists for false service payment 'scams'

The NHS Counter Fraud Authority and the NHS Business Services Authority will share pharmacy data to crack down on “large-scale scams” by “a minority...

15/10/2018 9