April 9th 2024
The DDA and GPC Wales are working collaboratively to address shortfalls in the functionality of the Welsh EPS. In an update, NHS Wales states that it has found a technical solution for dispensing GPs that will allow dispensing practices to uti
DDA news Wales
April 9th 2024
From 1 March 2024, an additional fixed out-of-pocket expense payment of £50 will be automatically applied to NHS prescriptions for Cefuroxime 5% eye drops preservative free (a non-Drug Tariff special). The payment was negotiated by Community P
DM Zone news England Wales
April 9th 2024
The Dispensing Doctors’ Association has launched a Rural Practice Manifesto ahead of the 2024 General Election. As the election campaign begins in earnest, creating a sustainable NHS will be a key election issue. The DDA invites election cand
DDA news Political News
April 8th 2024
The DDA has added a HRT PPC poster to its member resources. This shows the new charge from May 1, 2024 of £19.80. This can be used alongside the 2024 prescription charge poster, following the charge rises announced last week Download both po
Dispensary guidance news England
April 8th 2024
Batches of Legency Remedies Pvt Ltd irrigation, inhalation and eye wash saline products manufactured are being recalled due to potential microbiological contamination. All Sodium Chloride Irrigation Solution 0.9% w/v, Sodium Chloride Eye Wash Soluti
MHRA alert
April 8th 2024
Further increases in the National Living Wage (NLW) without commensurate increases in funding are unsustainable, the Low Pay Commission has warned. In a report to Government, the Commission says that future decisions on wage rates should be based on
HR Zone news
April 5th 2024
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that from 1 May 2024, the NHS prescription charge will increase to £9.90 per prescription item (note: some items may incur more than one charge). From May 1
Dispensary guidance news England
