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Report published on extent of pharmacy services in England
NHS Business Services Authority has today published figures on activity carried out by community pharmacies and appliance contractors in England.

NHS organisation wins prestigious finance award
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), which has its headquarters in Newcastle, has won the esteemed Public Finance Award’s Finance Team of the Year (Health) 2021 accolade.

Universal Credit – check to see if you’re entitled to free NHS healthcare
People claiming Universal Credit are being encouraged to check if they’re exempt from paying certain NHS charges.

Newcastle NHS organisation named top diversity and inclusion employer in UK healthcare
Newcastle-based NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has been named best overall out of 136 organisations that took part in the Employers network for equality and inclusion (enei) benchmarking. It is also one of 12 organisations to achieve the gold award.

NHS releases latest stats on mental health medicines
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has released its latest data via the Medicines Used in Mental Health report, covering April to June 2021.

NHS Business Services Authority named top diversity and inclusion employer in UK healthcare
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has been named number one out of 136 organisations that took part in the enei (employers network for equality and inclusion) TIDE benchmarking. It is also one of 12 organisations to achieve the gold award.

Signature suspension lifted as updated patient exemption checking guidance released for pharmacy teams
From 1 September 2021, any time a patient makes a declaration that they are entitled to free or reduced cost NHS prescriptions, the pharmacy must ask them to sign the prescription token or FP10 form and to produce evidence.

Signature suspension lifted as updated patient exemption checking guidance released for ophthalmic teams
From 1 September2021, any time a patient makes a declaration that they are entitled to free or reduced cost NHS ophthalmic services, the ophthalmic team must ask them to complete and sign a GOS declaration form and to produce evidence.

Signature suspension lifted as updated patient exemption checking guidance released for dental teams
From 1 September 2021, any time a patient makes a declaration that they are entitled to free or reduced cost NHS dental treatment, the dental practice must ask them to complete and sign a declaration form (FP17PR) before any treatment begins, and to produce evidence.

Final call to submit your annual GOS complaints return
General Ophthalmic Service (GOS) contractors operating in England must submit their annual GOS complaints return before 11:59pm next Friday, 3 September 2021.

NHS report shows diabetes drugs prescribed increased by 8 million since 2015/16
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has just released its statistical report ‘Prescribing for diabetes England 2015/2016 to 2020/2021’.

Number of midwives registered to issue digital maternity exemption certificates reaches new milestone
11,000 healthcare professionals have now signed up to be able to send digital certificates.