Specifications and Remuneration

Specifications
Read the full PHS core service specification here 
Read the full PHS Smoking Cessation service specification here
Read the full PHS Sexual Health service specification here

Latest PHS Circulars and Directions
PCA(P) (2008)17 Additional Pharmaceutical Services Minor Ailment Service and Public Health Service Specifications and Payment Arrangements
Read the full PHS Directions here

Previous PHS Circulars and Directions
Circulars
PCA(P)(2008)5 Community Pharmacy Remuneration 2007-8:  Public Health Service Tier 2 Supplementary Payment
PCA(P)(2007)16 New Community Pharmacy Contract: Public Health Service, Tier 2 Arrangements

Directions
PCA(P)(2007)26 National Health Service Scotland Act 1978 Health Board Additional Pharmaceutical Services (Public Health Service)(Scotland) Directions 2007
PCA(P)(2006)12 National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 Health Board Additional Pharmaceutical Services (Public Health Service) (Scotland) Directions 2006

Remuneration
The Scottish Government circular PCA (P) (2008) 17 outlined the changes to funding for PHS from April 2008. It has been agreed with Community Pharmacy Scotland to merge Tier 1 and Tier 2 PHS services into a core Public Health service. Community Pharmacy contractors will now be reimbursed £750 per month for providing the core PHS service.

The funding for the two new PHS services has been agreed for 2008-9 as follows:

Sexual Health Services
EHC Service

·       A readiness and administration payment of £230

·       Capitation payment of £25 per EHC Intervention

·       Reimbursement for Levonorgestrel prescribed using CPUS Prescription form

Chlamydia Testing and Treatment Service

·       A readiness and administration payment of £270

·       A monthly availability for service payment of £40

·       Capitation payment of £25 per patient counselled and treated if required

·       Reimbursement for anti-biotics prescribed using the National PGD using a CPUS Prescription form

Smoking Cessation Services

·       A readiness and administration Payment of £925

·       A monthly availability for service payment of £60

·       Capitation payment based on a proportion of £187500 per month subject to a minimum of £25 per patient. To claim a proportion of the £187500 pharmacy contractors will be expected to return data on the number of patients presenting to the pharmacy for cessation services and whether they are in month 1,2 and 3 of the service.

The numbers of patients seen across Scotland will be aggregated and each pharmacy will receive a share of the £187500 pool.

·       Reimbursement for Nicotine Replacement therapy prescribed using a CPUS Prescription form.