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Community Pharmacy and The Scottish Health Awards 2008 to read more click here
Take Life On - Community Pharmacy supports new Scottish Government Health Initiative read more
Take Life On - Take the First Step to a Healthier You poster to view click here
Scottish Government Launches Violence in the Workplace Guidance to Community Pharmacists to read more click here
Letter to Community Phamacists from Nicola Sturgeon to view click here
Settlement of Contract Funding Negotiations for 2008/09 to read more click here
Scottish Government announces new Public Health Services for Community Pharmacy to read more click here
Category M Prices from July 2008
Category M prices have now been published for July 2008 click here for new list of prices.
Contract Preparation Payments
Click here for information on claim dates and to download claim forms.
CPP Phase 3b - eAMS Pack
Please remember the closing date for claims is 31st July 2008
The eAMS Implementation Pack is now available to download from the NES website. It is estimated this will be posted to all pharmacies by mid May. To download a copy now click here
Prescription Charges - New Rates from 1st April 2008
To read more about the changes to prescription charges from infoscotland click here
There is also information on the Practitioner Services website click here
Over-the-counter Cough and Cold Medicines for Children
To read the information from MHRA click here
Community Pharmacy Scotland's final submission on the latest Section 60 Order (which deals with certain aspects of reform of professional regulation) is now available click here
Direct Elections to Health Boards - to read our response to this consultation click here
To read our latest Vision Newsletter click here
Community Pharmacy Scotland's final submission to the Clarke Inquiry is now available.... click here
Health Board Pharmacist Independent Prescribing Service (Scotland) Directions 2007, Pharmacist Independent Prescribing - Guidance for NHS Health Boards to read the circular click here
Oxygen Shortage
For March 2008
A temporary arrangement continues to be in place for May whereby PSD will accept endorsements for portable CD (460l) and PD (300l) cylinders of oxygen when claimed against prescriptions for portable oxygen. Please note that because these two types of cylinder are not in the Drug Tariff (and do not meet the current drug tariff specifications) prescriptions written specifically for them by name are not allowed.
Contractors will be reimbursed at the same rate as the DD cylinder.
For 1360litre cylinders, PSD will pay as before. i.e. For F and AF (BOC) cylinders and the Air Product equivalent, as well as the DF cylinder with integral head).
NHS Boards have also been asked to pay for the rental on the PD, CD, DD and DF cylinders.
The Government has announced with effect from 1st April 2008 that prescription charges will be reduced to £5.00. At the same time further phased reductions will take place towards total abolition in 2011.
For people who suffer from chronic conditions the cost of the Prepayment Certificate will be reduced by over 50% in April 2008. To read about this on the Scottish Government website click on this link http://www.scottishexecutive.gov.uk/News/Releases/2007/12/05141211
Flu Vaccines
The arrangements for the supply of flu vaccines for the winter of 2007/2008 are set out in NHS Circulars PCA(P)(2007)2 and PCA(P)(2007)7. To read more click here
For a link to more information about infectious diseases in the Green Book click here. Information about flu can be found in chapter 20.
The Scottish Government has published Safer Management of Controlled Drugs Standard Operating Procedures. To read the circular click here