Coronavirus & Latest PSNC Updates

To ensure you are up to date with all the latest pharmacy news, please read the full PSNC daily updates...

Pharmacy staff: still not had your first C-19 vac?

Make this week the week you protect yourself and your patients. Millions of people have had the first dose of...

NHS England request for notification of opening hours on forthcoming Public and Bank Holidays – May 2021

Please click the link below to view an NHS E Letter and form for completion, regarding the May 2021 Bank...

Payment timetable and deadline tracker

PSNC has created a payment timetable and deadline tracker to assist community pharmacy contractors with checking and claiming payments for...

Pandemic Delivery Service extended to 31 Mar 2021

In a letter published by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) on 19th Feb, it has been confirmed that the...

Extension to claim period for CPCS engagement payment

Following a request from PSNC, NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) and the Department of Health and Social Care have...

Pharmacy staff C-19 vaccination via the National Booking System

To support healthcare workers, including community pharmacy staff, and community based social care workers to receive their COVID-19 vaccination, they...

Virtual Outcomes: Free DMS training for the whole pharmacy team

Do you understand the background to the Discharge Medicines Service? Are you aware that it is now a mandatory Essential...

PQS Declaration and the PCN Business Continuity Domain

PSNC is continuing to receive some queries regarding interpretation of the requirements to meet Domain 5, the Primary Care Network (PCN)...

Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC) and FAQs

Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC) allows pharmacy teams to digitally check if their patients are eligible for free NHS prescriptions...

Are you ready for the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS)?

Further to the announcement of the Toolkit and the DoC for the DMS, and in light of a couple of questions...

DMS: Frequently Asked Questions

Following the update in last week’s digest regarding the commencement of the Discharge Medicine Service (DMS) as a new Essential service for...