Payments/FP34
Understanding your FP34 Schedule of Payments
The Schedule of Payments is a document which provides contractors with a summary breakdown of reimbursement for drugs and appliances provided against NHS prescriptions including the fees payable for any additional NHS services provided for example, Advanced Services and any locally authorised payments from your NHS England Area team. Pharmacy contractors can expect to receive their Schedule of Payment from NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) 5-working days before the payment date.
Factsheet: Understanding the Single Activity Fee – In this factsheet, Community Pharmacy England’s Dispensing and Supply Team explain what the Single Activity Fee is and provide examples of items that are eligible for multiple fees as well as those that attract no fee.
Factsheet: Using Your Schedule of Payments to Monitor Performance – In this factsheet, Community Pharmacy England’s Dispensing and Supply team explain how to analyse your monthly Schedule of Payments to help you understand and manage your NHS pharmacy business more effectively
Factsheet: How to access your Prescription Item Reports – This factsheet explains how pharmacy contractors can access their monthly detailed payment information from the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).
Webinar on-demand: Understanding your Schedule of Payments
Visit CPE for more info on the following:
- Timing of monthly payments
- How to access Schedule of Payments
- Summary of Payment Amounts
- Total of Drugs and Appliances
- Total of Fees
- Charges
- Details of Local Amounts Authorised
- Details of Other Amounts Authorised
- Prescription Data
- Items Transferred Between Exempt and Chargeable Groups
- Summary of Expensive Items
- Related resources
National Menu Payment information | NHSBSA
This table is applicable from September 2021 dispensed prescriptions Schedule of Payments.
| LPA code | Service to be assigned to this LPA code | Drug Tariff (DT) Reference |
| Additional Pharmacist Access Services | Additional Pharmacist Access Services | Out of Hours Services – DT ref m |
| Local Pharmaceutical Services | Local Pharmaceutical Services | LPS Payments – All LPS payments should be entered through this expense head. |
| Local Scheme 1 | Minor Ailment Scheme | Minor Ailment Service – DT ref j |
| Local Scheme 2 | Medication Review Service | Medication Review Service – DT ref h |
| Local Scheme 3 | Gluten Free Food Supply | Gluten Free Food Supply – DT ref d |
| Local Scheme 4 | Screening Service | Screening Service – DT ref q |
| Local Scheme 5 | Medicines Assessment and Compliance Support Service | Medicines Assessment and Compliance Support Service – DT ref i |
| Local Scheme 6 | Patient Group Direction (PGD) Service | Patient Group Direction Service – DT ref n |
| Local Scheme 7 | Emergency Supply Service | Emergency Supply Service – DT ref u |
| Local Scheme 8 | Disease Specific Medicines Management Service | Disease Specific Medicines Management Service – DT ref c |
| Local Scheme 9 | Smoking Cessation Referral Pilot | DT ref r |
| Local Scheme 10 | On Demand Availability of Specialist Drugs Service | On Demand Availability of Specialist Drugs Service – DT ref l |
| Local Scheme 11 | Sharps Disposal Service | |
| Local Scheme 12 | General Practice Digital Minor Illness Service (GP DMIRS) | Minor Ailment Service – DT ref j |
| Local Scheme 13 | Walk in my Shoes Service | Prescriber Support Service – DT ref o |
| Local Scheme 15 | Hypertension Case Finding Pilot | DT ref q |
| Local Scheme 16 | CV Testing Pilot | DT ref q |
| Local Scheme 17 | Oral Contraception Management Service (PGD) | Tier 1 pilot. DT ref n |
