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May 2nd 2025

Hub and spoke dispensing expected to start from 29 October

The first hub and spoke dispensing is expected to take place from 29 October 2025, Community Pharmacy England has announced. The pharmacy negotiator is currently discussing a 28-day notice period for starting hub and spoke dispensing, after legislat

May 1st 2025

England & Wales: Third April concessions update

The Department of Health and Social Care has made a third update to the initial list of April concessions.  This update adds 31 prices. DDA members can download a fully updated spreadsheet of the April updates.

April 29th 2025

England & Wales: Second April concessions update

The Department of Health and Social Care has made a second update to the initial list of April concessions.  This update adds 41 prices, and increases one price since the previous update for April DDA members can download a fully upd

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April 29th 2025

Prescription charges frozen at £9.90

NHS prescription charges in England will be frozen for the first time in three years, keeping the cost of a prescription at £9.90, DHSC has announced. Three month and annual prescriptions prepayment certificates will also be frozen for 2025/26

April 23rd 2025

England & Wales: initial April concessions update

The Department of Health and Social Care has published an initial update to the initial list of April concessions.  This update adds 26 items and increases one price from the initial (rolled over) prices for April DDA members can dow

April 7th 2025

Tax credit prescription change exemptions ended on April 5

Tax credit payments made by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) ended on Saturday 5 April 2025. After this date, people who hold a tax credit exemption certificate will no longer receive automatic entitlement to free NHS prescriptions under the ‘Ta

April 1st 2025

£12.3m per quarter added to Cat M from April adjustment

NHSBSA has published the category M adjustment for April 2025. This contains: Adjustments for underlying market prices (between October – December 2024). Takes account that £193 million of the cumulative medicine margin over delivery

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