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Advanced Services Funding

Advanced Services

The fee for delivering the Medicines Use Review and the Prescription Intervention Advanced Service is set out in Part IXA of the Drug Tariff. These fees are claimed via the FP34C Submission Form.

The fee for Medicines Use Reviews and Prescription Interventions undertaken from October 2008 onwards is £28. Pharmacies that made arrangements* to provide Advanced services before 1 October 2008 are able to conduct and be paid for a maximum of 400 reviews in the financial year 2008/09 (1st April 2008 - 31st March 2009). The limit for pharmacies that enter arrangements on or after 1 October 2008 is 200 for the financial year 2008/09. [* i.e. have a consultation area which meets the requirements listed in the Directions; have informed their PCT that they intend to provide Advanced services; and have submitted a copy of the HEI certificate for pharmacists who will be providing the service to the PCT. The Premises Self-Certification Form (PREM1) can be used to notify the PCT.]

A contractor who completes his full allocation in 2008/09 could receive a maximum income of £11,200.

The Department of Health have issued guidance to PCTs on the procedure to follow in the event that a pharmacy contractor claims payment for MURs in excess of the annual cap:

DH Guidance to PCTs on Contractors Exceeding the Annual MUR Limit

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