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March 26th 2025

Hub and spoke legislation to be laid

Legislation to enable hub and spoke dispensing will be laid in the coming weeks to come into force later this year, health minister Stephen Kinnock has said. The chosen model for hub and spoke is the spoke-hub-spoke model where the dispensary suppli

March 25th 2025

Prescription charges rolled over for now

The Government has yet to conclude consideration of any increases to prescription charges and prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) for 2025/26. The current charges will therefore roll over into April 2025. The DDA will update dispensary

March 3rd 2025

Creon goes solo with Alliance

Viatris UK has announced that, from 1 March 2025, all orders of licensed Creon® preparations should be placed directly with Alliance Healthcare UK. This is a shift away from the current three-wholesaler (AAH, Alliance Healthcare U

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February 24th 2025

DDA produces financial challenges briefing paper

The DDA has produced guides for ICBs and health boards in Wales and in Scotland detailing the financial pressures facing dispensing practice. The briefing documents explain the financial challenges and urge commissioners to support their local dispe

February 10th 2025

News on updated FP10s in latest BSA Hints & Tips

Information on updated FP10s to reflect the end of tax credits from Saturday 5 April is included in the latest Hints & Tips from NHS BSA. New forms remove the reference to the tax credit exemption certificate. Hints and Tips Issue 58 highlights

February 7th 2025

DDA produces PNA resources

The DDA, in conjunction with Primary Care Commissioning has published a briefing paper for Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNAs) In England. In England, revised PNAs for 2025-28 will be published by October 1, 2025. These documents identify the cu

January 27th 2025

Inclirisan invoice reminder

Community Pharmacy England has issued a reminder that Inclisiran (Leqvio®) 284mg/1.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringe is available to order from the nominated wholesaler AAH UK at a nominal charge of £45 per pack for supply again

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