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We are here to support you


              through your

              Pharmacy






              First Journey.












              The widely anticipated new National Pharmacy First
              Advanced Service for England launched on 31st January.



              With demand for walk-in healthcare advice
              and treatment rising in community pharmacy
              as patients are unable to access same-day
              GP appointments, this new service not only
              supports the funding challenges that the
              sector currently faces, but also improves                             February
              access to healthcare for patients where it is
              limited in other primary care settings.                                funding
              Funding of the service is part of the                      Deliver a minimum of 1 clinical pathway
              agreement for £645 million investment                      consultation* in February to meet your
              pledged within the ‘Delivery Plan for                      threshold activity level, to enable you to
              recovering access to primary care’.
                                                                         claim** a monthly fix payment of £1000.
              Remember, the threshold activity level to get              *Gateway point within clinical pathway must be crossed for
              the £1000 payment, increases monthly as                    a claim to be made
              shown below:                                               **Data to populate a payment claim for this service will
                                                                          automatically be added to the MYS portal. Contractors to
                                                                           submit the claim within the MYS portal, as part of the
                                                                            normal month end claims process.




                                 Month             Threshold

                                  February                1
                                   March                  5
                                    April                 5
                                    May                  10

                                    June                 10
                                    July                 10
                                   August                20

                                 September               20
                            October and onwards          30






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