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MONTHLY ROUNDUP

Upcoming contractual dates for December

Key Awareness Dates England, Wales, and Scotland
Directory of Services (DoS) - Between 1
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• Decembeard – raising October and 31 December
awareness for bowel Contractors are required to verify and, where
cancer by Bowel Cancer necessary, update the information contained in
UK their NHS website profile and their DoS profile
at least once each quarter of the financial year.
The new quarter starts on 1st October and ends
• World AIDS Day on 31 December 2023.
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1 December This is a mandatory requirement for all
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contractors.
• International Day of
Persons with Disabilities
3 December England
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LFD Advanced Service – commencement 6th
• International Volunteer Day November
5 December COVID LFD Supply Advanced Service. A walk-in
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service offering LFDs to eligible ‘at risk’ patients
• Christmas Jumper Day or their representatives.
7 December
th
Annual event For Save the
Children UK Scotland
Community Pharmacy Scotland Naloxone
Service – commencement 30th October

Pharmacies to hold a supply of Naloxone for
Wales administration in an emergency. This supports
a significant increase in access to Naloxone so
Workforce Enabler Declaration that it can be used to reverse the effects of an
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– 31 December opioid overdose.
Declare on NECAF the number of
hours of staffing at each training
banding level per annum for up to two members of staff.
Payments are made monthly, pro-rata against 37.5 hour week

Continuity Scheme – 30 November
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Declare on the WP34C for the relevant month that:
Number of days CAS was available - eligible for a payment of £158.34 if 80% or more.
Number of days the Contraception Service was available - eligible for a payment of
£158.34 if 80% or more.
Eligible for a payment of £316.68 for Sept-Dec 2023 (inclusive) if Seasonal Influenza
Vaccination Service is available on at least one day in each month and on no fewer than 40
days in total between 1 Sept and 31 Dec 2023.
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Independent prescribing claims – 30 November
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For Pharmacies offering Independent Prescribing (IP) services declare the number of hour’s
availability and number of consultations that month.

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