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MONTHLY ROUNDUP
Upcoming contractual dates for January
Key Awareness Dates England, Wales, and Scotland
Directory of Services (DoS) - Between 1
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• Dry January January – 31 March
Pharmacies are required to verify and where
• Festival of Sleep – 3 necessary, update the information contained
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January in their NHS website profile and their Directory
of Services (DoS) profile using the Profile Man
• Obesity Awareness week – ager at least each quarter of the financial year.
10 – 16 January This is a mandatory requirement for all
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contractors.
• STIQ day – Sexually
transmitted infection
question day - 14 January England
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The upcoming Pharmacy First Service –
• Cervical cancer prevention 31 January
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week – 22 - 28 January We will be supporting you via information
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and resources on our website and other
communication channels.
NMS: Submission of electronic reporting
Wales template – Beginning of January
Workforce Enabler Declaration – Pharmacies can voluntary submit their
31 January completed NMS electronic reporting template to
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the NHSBSA for Q2.
Declare on NECAF the number of st
hours of staffing at each training From 1 December 2023, the Pharmacy
banding level per annum for up to Contraception Service which commenced on
two members of staff. 24th April will be relaunched to include the
Payments are made monthly, pro- initiation of contraception. Find out more via
rata against 37.5 hour week. numarknet.com/contraceptive.
Continuity Scheme – 31 January
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Declare on the WP34C for the Scotland
relevant month that:
• Number of days CAS was Submit quarterly complaints report for Q3
– 25 December – 19 January
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available - eligible for a
payment of £158.34 if 80% or NHSGGC requires Community Pharmacy
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• Number of days the Contractors (DACs) to report their
Contraception Service was customer complaints and whistleblowing
available - eligible for a information on a quarterly and annual basis.
payment of £158.34 if 80% or
more
Independent prescribing claims – Northern Ireland
31 January Q3 carrier Bag Levy – (1 January – 28
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For Pharmacies offering January)
Independent Prescribing (IP)
services declare the number of Retailers are required to declare the number of
hours availability and number of carrier bags they have given out at different
consultations that month. price points and make the associated payment
to DAERA
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