Community pharmacy drug reimbursement reform
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Detail of outcome
From 23 July to 17 September 2019, the UK government publicly consulted on a range of reforms to the way community pharmacy contractors in England are paid for the drugs they dispense as part of providing NHS pharmaceutical services. 皇冠体育appse were not fundamental changes to the reimbursement arrangements but rather changes to improve the existing arrangements.
皇冠体育app consultation response outlines that there was broad support for these reforms. 皇冠体育apprefore, while not all the proposals will be implemented or taken forward in the same timeframes, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) intends to proceed to the second phase of the consultation with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) with a view to implement the reforms.
Original consultation
Consultation description
We鈥檙e seeking your views on proposals to reform some of the drug reimbursement arrangements for community pharmacy in England.
Community pharmacies are paid by the NHS for each drug they dispense against an NHS prescription. 皇冠体育app payment arrangements are outlined in the .
皇冠体育app arrangements generally work well, but improvements can be made to ensure that community pharmacies are paid fairly and that the arrangements provide value for money to the NHS and taxpayers.
Documents
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Consultation response published.
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First published.