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MONTHLY ROUNDUP

Upcoming contractual dates for May

Key health awareness dates Wales
1. Workforce Enabler Declaration –
• National Walking Month 31 May
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• Skin Cancer Awareness Month Declare on NECAF the number of hours of

• National Smile month staffing at each training banding level per
annum for up to two members of staff.
• Make May Purple (stroke) Payments are made monthly, pro-rata

• Anti-Bullying Day 4 th against 37.5 hour week.
• Sun Awareness week 6 - 12
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2. Continuity Scheme – 31 May
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• World Asthma Day 7 May Declare on the WP34C for the relevant
• Coeliac Awareness Week 13 – 19 month that:
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• Mental Health Awareness Week Number of days CAS was available - eligible
13 – 19 for a payment of £158.34 if 80% or more.
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Number of days the Contraception Service
• Dementia Action Week 13 – 19 th was available - eligible for a payment of
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• World Hypertension Day 17 th £158.34 if 80% or more.
3. Independent prescribing claims –
31 May
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England, Wales and For Pharmacies offering Independent
Scotland Prescribing (IP) services declare the
number of hours availability and number of
1. Directory of Services (DoS) - consultations that month.
Between 1 April – 30 June 2024
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Pharmacies are required to verify and where 4. Dispensing Compensation – 31 May
necessary, update the information contained The dispensing compensation payment is
in their NHS website profile and their payable to any contractor that experiences
Directory of Services (DoS) profile using the a reduction in prescription volume in the
Profile Man ager at least each quarter of the relevant month where the reduction is
financial year. attributable to changes in GP prescribing
This is a mandatory requirement for specifically related to increases to the
all contractors. period of treatment.

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Northern Ireland 5. All clinical services claim – 5 May
All NECAF or paper claims for all other
1. Pharmacist registration with services carried out between 1st April 2023
PSNI – 31 May 2024 and 31st March 2024 submitted by 5th
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The annual retention fee is due for payment May – e.g. Smoking Cessation, Supervised
Consumption, MAR Charts, Inhaler Review.
as set out in the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland)
Order 1976.

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