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| 31st October 2008 |
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November edition of Impact available online
A pdf version of the latest edition of our quarterly newsletter for pharmacy and other dispensing contractors is available online....more
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| 30th September 2008 |
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Reminder to customers who send batches to Liverpool
Following the what's new item on 11 August, the NHSBSA PPD would like to remind all of it's dispensing contractor customers...more
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| 25th September 2008 |
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Category M Price Changes
Please note the following three products have been recalculated...more
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| 17th September 2008 |
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Annual Review Summary 2007-2008
Click on the link above to view the NHSBSA Annual Review Summary for 2007-2008.
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| 15th September 2008 |
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Online second edition of NPC's "Dispensing with Repeats. A practical guide to Repeat Dispensing."
The National Prescribing Centre (NPC) has published a second edition of "Dispensing with Repeats. A practical guide to Repeat Dispensing."... more
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| 3rd September 2008 |
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Annual Public Meeting
Members of the public are invited to attend a meeting of the NHS Business Services Authority...more
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| 2nd September 2008 |
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Category M Price Changes
The Department of Health have announced the price changes for Category M which will apply to prescriptions dispensed from the 1st October 2008.
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| 1st September 2008 |
Biatain
The following products have been deleted from Part IXA of the Drug Tariff for August 08, however...more |
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| 26th August 2008 |
Compensation Arrangements: January - May 2008
The Department of Health and PSNC have agreed compensation arrangements for any error due to NHSBSA PPD system failure and as a concession for contractors who may not have been aware of flaws in their own business processes for checking declarations of exemption on prescription forms, for the period from January - May 2008. To read more, click here |
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| 22nd August 2008 |
Prescribing Review
The latest edition of the Prescribing Review (Apr - Jun 2008 Drugs Used for Osteoporosis) is now available on the Index of PPD Publications page |
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| 22nd August 2008 |
| Not able to make one of our open days to see how our new system works? |
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| 19th August 2008 |
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Changes to the List of Items for which Discount is Not Deducted
The list of items for which discount is not deducted had become lengthy and cumbersome and the way items were listed was unclear... more
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| 13th August 2008 |
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NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Services
Selected members of NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Services have been granted access...more
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| 11th August 2008 |
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Bolton, Durham and Liverpool PPD office closures.
As part of our programme to bring in our new processing system we are consolidating all of our processing sites into three regional ones based in the North East (Newcastle), North West (Middlebrook) and Yorkshire (Wakefield)...more
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| 22nd July 2008 |
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One Additional item to be processed as discount not deducted
1 additional item Neupro transdermal patches treatment initiation pack, is to be processed as Discount Not Deducted from 1st August. This will not appear in the printed list until the September Drug Tariff.
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| 18th July 2008 |
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Additional items to be processed as discount not deducted
12 additional items are to be processed as Discount Not Deducted from 1st August. These will not appear in the printed list until the September Drug Tariff.
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| 16th July 2008 |
Would you like to meet staff from the NHSBSA PPD?
Check our PPD exhibitions area to find out what events we'll be at or how you can come on one our open days. |
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| 15th July 2008 |
Dispensing Endorsement Guidance
Dispensing Endorsement Guidance has now been updated in conjunction with PSNC. The new July 08 version is now available. |
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| 8th July 2008 |
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Switching – Compensation agreement
As a result of the introduction of new prescription pricing technology in early 2007 by the Prescription Pricing Division, the Capacity Improvement Programme (CIP) there has been a substantial increase in “switching” of prescriptions.............
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| 1st July 2008 |
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More PPD open day dates
Following the interest in our open days, the NHSBSA PPD is offering more dates from August to November...more
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| 1st July 2008 |
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Branded drugs that are produced by more than one manufacturer
Some branded drugs are available from more than one manufacturer, but are still licensed under the same name...more
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| 20th June 2008 |
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Preston and Manchester office closures
These offices are now closed as of today 20 June...more
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| 05th June 2008 |
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Latest edition of Impact is out now.
Click here to read our special edition of Impact which focuses on our new processing technology. Hard copies have been sent out.
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| 27th May 2008 |
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January - March 2008: Prescribing of drugs affecting the renin-angiotensin system Prescribing Review
The latest edition of the Prescribing Review (Prescribing of drugs affecting the renin-angiotensin system) is now available on the Index of PPD Publications page.
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| 22nd May 2008 |
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Prescription processing offices closure plan
As part of our programme to bring in our new processing system we are consolidating our existing nine processing sites into three regional sites based in the North East (Newcastle), North West (Horwich) and Yorkshire (Wakefield). We have already started a programme to close our other sites. These are Bolton, Durham, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Sheffield and West Bromwich.
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| 06th May 2008 |
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PPD is open.
You may have heard that the PPD is planning a number of open days...more
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| 06th May 2008 |
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Latest edition of Impact is out now.
Click here to read an online pdf copy of Impact, which includes guidance on preparing your batch to send to the NHSBSA PPD, guidance on FP10MDA forms and news about our Sheffield office as well as the prescribing review report on drugs used in asthma and COPD.
If you've received your hard copy, please note that the web address on page 3 should read as in the online version.
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| 19 March 2008 |
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Offender Health
From 1st April 2008, following a change to the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 2007 (for England only)...more
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| 07th March 2008 |
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Form to report cases of switching
Please click here to download a form to tell us about prescriptions you believe have been incorrectly switched. The information you send us on this form will be used to assess the impact of changes in PPD processes in checking exemption declarations on the number of forms that are switched and will inform negotiations between the PSNC and the Department of Health on any arrangements to address contractors concerns with increased levels of switching.
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| 21 February 2008 |
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Oct - Dec 2007 Drugs Used in Mental Health Prescribing Review
The latest edition of the Prescribing Review (Oct - Dec 2007 Drugs Used in Mental Health) is now available on the Index of PPD Publications page
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| 7th December 2007 |
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Controlled Drug Requisitions
From 1st January 2008, pharmacy contractors will be required to submit requisitions used for the supply of schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs to the NHSBSA PPD for audit purposes following changes to the Misuse of Drug Regulations.
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| 19th November 2007 |
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Drugs used in Asthma and COPD Prescribing Review
The latest edition of the Prescribing Review (Jul - Sep 2007 Drugs used in Asthma and COPD) is now available on the Index of PPD Publications page.
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| 19th October 2007 |
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Sorting & Submission of Private CD forms
Dispensing contractors are now required to submit original Private Controlled Drug Prescription for schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs.
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| 17th September 2007 |
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Public Meeting
Members of the public are invited to attend a meeting of the NHS Business Services Authority on Wednesday 19 September 2007...more
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| 31st August 2007 |
Changes to Private Prescription Submissions
The Medicines (Sale or Supply) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1980 have been amended to remove the requirement for dispensing contractors to retain dispensed private controlled drug prescriptions for two years. From the 1st of September 2007 dispensing contractors should submit original Private Controlled Drug prescriptions for schedule 2 or 3 CDs to the Prescription Pricing Division. |
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| 21st August 2007 |
Initial implementer sites for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)
Following the Department of Health (DH) and NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH) invitation for Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to express an interest in becoming initial implementers for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service, over one third responded.
Click the link above to find out which PCTs have been selected along with background to EPS |
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| 28th February 2007 |
| IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME BY THE PRESCRIPTION PRICING DIVISION...more |
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| 24th January 2007 |
FP10MDA Dispensing Endorsement Guidance
This guidance provides further clarification on dispensing endorsements for FP10MDA forms. |
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| 1st April 2006 |
NHSBSA
The NHS Business Services Authority was formally established as the responsible body for the services and activities described in this website on 1 April 2006. Click here for more information. |
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