Pharmacy Contract

The NHS Community Pharmacy Contract for England

Click here download a summary of the contract structure

Click here for RPSGB list of resources and information to help support 2005 Contract

Click onto the links below for more information.

Pharmacy and GP interprofessional working - MUR Guide, update on repeat dispensing and guides on Pharmacy and General Practice

Patient Guides to Community Pharmacy - includes powerpoint and patient leaflet

Topical Issues

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Funding for 2010/11
National Contract Funding section - links to essential, advanced, enhanced funding
Drug Tariff Centre - links to guidance on tariffs, different NHS prescription forms, prescribing rights, controlled drugs, installment dispensing, and reimbursement for medicines and appliances
Drug Tariff news
Special container and Calender Pack Database - special packaged products
Supply Issues and NSCO - list of products granted the NSCO status and supply issues faced by any branded products with online reporting forms
Distribution of Medicines - update on medicine supplier changes and OFT reports
NHSBSA Capacity Improvement Programme - improving pricing efficiency with up to date news on prescription switching, prescriptions returned for clarification and payment accuracy
NHS Statistics - information on NHS Pharmacy services with EPT and advanced service performance
Regulations Section - all the legisation that governs community pharmacy
Click here to find out more information for how fees, financial arrangements and allowances are funded
Dispensing at a loss
Recent distribution changes by UK Medicine Suppliers
Branded Generics

Click here to download overview of community pharmacy economics

Click here to download overview of community pharmacy funding

Summary of Funding Changes

Indicative Income Tables (based on April 2010 arrangements) (PDF)

ETP Allowances

Pre-registration Training Grant

Low Volume Pharmacies

Essential Small Pharmacy Local Pharmaceutical Services

MHRA Website and one stop shop - click here to access

Overview on day to day activity to service development resource

Contractural Tiers

The contract is made up of three different service levels:

Essential Services

Click onto the links to get service templates and information

Funding for Essential Services

The Dispensing Service - repeat medicines can be obtained from pharmacies for an agreed period of time
The Repeat Dispensing Service - repeat medicines can be obtained from pharmacies for an agreed period of time - Click here for Guidance Document and click here for dispensing resources
Disposal of Unwanted Medicines
Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles - healthy lifestyle advice with Public health intervention and local campaigns.
Signposting to other Services
Self Care
Supplementary medicines and appliance supply - emergency supply including appliances
Emergency Supply information - click here for or here for a service template (service at patient request) updates from 2009
New changes provision of stoma/appliance provision- click here or here for summary overview

Advanced Services

Click on the links below to download further information and links

Advanced services

Medicine Use Reviews - structured non adherence centred reviews on the use of medicines

Appliance Use Reviews - improving the fit, supply, storage, disposal and use of products prescribed

Stoma Appliance Customisation - proper supply, fitting and use of prescribed product

Funding for Advanced Services

Click here to clarify how these three elements come together as part of the overall advanced service tier

Enhanced Services

Enhanced services- click here for more information from PSNC

Pharmacy Contract Funding draws on 15 national service specifications and a set of further developmental templates. These are decided at the local level and can be based on or around these plans.

Related Clinical Areas

Pharmacists with Special Interests

Implementing care closer to home - providing convenient quality care for patients.

Primary Care Commissioning PwSI web page.

Pharmacists as independent Prescribers