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Latest CPE Updates

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23rd November 2023

Payment timetable and deadline tracker

CPE has created a payment timetable and deadline tracker to assist community pharmacy contractors with checking and claiming payments for the following services: Appliance Use…

27th October 2022

Exemptions from the prescription charge

Please visit CPE for full information and resources around Exemptions from the prescription charge.

8th September 2021

Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC)

Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC) is a technical solution enabling the PMR system to automatically find out whether a patient has a known exemption that…

12th March 2021

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 because they hold specific exemptions.…

11th February 2021

Problems obtaining a generic medicine?

To report a generic medicine shortage where the product can only be obtained at a price higher than the Drug Tariff listed price, click here…

18th December 2020

Brexit

Brexit and Community Pharmacy The UK left the European Union (EU) on Friday 31st January 2020, with a transition period in place until 31st December…

25th September 2019