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LATERAL FLOW DEVICE

SERVICE (LFD)

6 November 2023, the LFD service was added to the NHS Community Pharmacy
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Contractual Framework as an Advanced Service.
From 6 November 2023, LFD tests were no longer available via GOV.UK or via
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NHS 119. LFD tests still need to be available and easily accessible to people who
are potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments through routine NHS access
routes. It is estimated, that in the short-term, the number of potentially eligible
patients will remain at around 3.9 million. Although access to LFD tests may be
supplemented by other pathways (e.g. through anticipatory or specialist care),
community pharmacy is well placed within the local community to provide local
and rapid access for patients.
This is a walk-in service where patients or their representatives can collect one
box of 5 LFD tests from a participating community pharmacy on confirmation
that the patient is part of the potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments cohort.
Test kits can only be issued to eligible cohorts of patients. The full list of eligible
patients aged 12 years and over that are at risk of getting seriously ill from
COVID-19 and therefore potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments can be
found in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance.

Members wishing to offer the service must notify NHS England that they intend
to provide the service by completion of an electronic registration through MYS.

Supply of test kits can be made through PHOENIX.

A service fee of £4 + VAT will be paid for each completed transaction of the
supply of one box of five COVID-19 LFD test kits and the cost of tests supplied
will be paid according to arrangements set out in the November 2023 Drug Tariff.

Pharmacy owners will need to submit their claims for payment within the MYS
portal, as part of the normal month end claims process.

Claims for payment should be submitted within one month of, and no later than
three months from the claim period for the chargeable activity provided. Claims
which relate to work completed more than three months after the claim period in
question, will not be paid.

LFD SERVICE WORTH
£4 +VAT

PER KIT SUPPLIED. ENGLAND

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