Public Health Service
Published: 27/08/23
The Scottish Government campaign activity for 2023-24 is currently being finalised and a more detailed list for the year will be issued in due course.
It has been agreed to maintain the same level of remuneration for the smoking cessation service interventions.
The fees agreed are as follows:
Smoking Cessation Service (Claims submitted via PCR)
Quit attempt event | MDS submission | Remuneration |
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Event A: The Community Pharmacy submits the MDS information with confirmed quit date (normally first return appointment) | The MDS information needs to be electronically submitted once the quit-date is confirmed with the client. This determines the date for “Week 1” which then forms the basis of the timelines for the four-week and twelve-week post-quit date follow-ups. | £30A count will be made on the central smoking cessation database of patients for MDS submission for new quit attempts that meet the validation requirements that have not been remunerated. |
Event B: Four-week post-quit date | To be electronically submitted immediately after the four-week post-quit date and not later than six weeks from the confirmed quit-date. | £15 A count will be made on the central smoking cessation database of patients for MDS submission for new quit attempts that meet the validation requirements that have not been remunerated |
Event C: 12 week post quit date | To be electronically submitted immediately after the twelve-week post-quit date and not later than sixteen weeks from the confirmed quit-date. | £35 A count will be made on the central smoking cessation database of patients for MDS submission for new quit attempts that meet the validation requirements that have not been remunerated |
* The patient count will be made at the end of the calendar month.
Sexual Health Service -Provision of Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC)
As touched on in the introduction to pharmacy funding, part of a pharmacy’s income is dependent on the money made on part 7 drug tariff medicines they source and provide on prescription – this profit is often referred to as the margin
Advance payments are made to support contractor cashflow while actual payment for the prescriptions submitted is calculated.
Over the years as the pharmacy contract has changed, different service payments have been joined together into what we now call the Establishment Payment.
The Pharmaceutical Needs Weighting Payment (PNWP) makes the payment for the additional pharmaceutical needs (and associated workload) from age and deprivation characteristics of the people using the pharmacy.
From April 1st, 2023, until September 30th 2023, there is a separate dispensing pool for the dispensing of prescriptions for patients living in care homes.
The Service Efficiency Payment is for achieving a target level of electronic claiming for prescriptions submitted for pricing by Practitioner Services.
Quality and Service Development supports the operation of a service for coeliac patients and the development of a safety culture
The payments for MCR are made using one of the more complex models in our financial package and is based on the number of people registered for the service (capitation model) at the end of a given month.
The NHS Pharmacy First Scotland service has an annualised pool of £30.800m. The service will remunerate contractors for making the service available to their communities (Base element) and for the episodes of care provided in line with service (Activity element).
Circular PCA(P)(2020)16 set out the intention to introduce a combined National Foundation Programme and Independent Prescriber (IP) Career Pathway for community pharmacists.
Scottish Government has agreed to an annualised pool of £1m to support the training of employee Pharmacist Independent Prescribers in community pharmacies. Further details will be provided under a separate circular on arrangements.
To support the Post Registration National Foundation Programme for Newly Qualified Pharmacists, a monthly fee of £1,000 will be made available to the contractor named on the pharmaceutical list on the 1st of each month where the newly qualified pharmacist has joined the PRFP scheme.
The Scottish Government campaign activity for 2023-24 is currently being finalised and a more detailed list for the year will be issued in due course.
The annualised pool of £3.58 million to recognise the work undertaken in the treatment of unscheduled care.
As part of the financial arrangements, from April 2023 contractors will be paid £180 per month as a contribution towards training costs for pharmacy teams.
The total Establishment Payment plus Dispensing Pool Payment plus Pharmaceutical Needs Weighting Payment made to an Essential Small Pharmacy (ESP) each month, are subject to a guarantee minimum target income of £4,412 for full-time contractors.
Payment Element | Amount | How to Claim |
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Fee per Intervention | £30 per intervention where a patient is prescribed and supplied treatment for Emergency Hormonal Contraception | UCF scripts will be reimbursed electronically. CPUS scripts should be submitted to PSD for payment. |
Bridging Contraception (Sexual Health)
Arrangements for the Bridging Contraception service, introduced in July 2021, will see an increased remuneration funding pool of £1.620m with a payment of £30 per intervention. Circular PCA(P)(2021)12 provides details on the Bridging Contraception service.
Advance payments are made to support contractor cashflow while actual payment for the prescriptions submitted is calculated.