BREAKING: October Pharmacy First consultation threshold reduced to 20
The minimum number of Pharmacy First consultations pharmacies will have to complete in October to qualify for a monthly payment has been reduced from 30 to 20, the negotiator has revealed.
“Ministers have now decided that they intend to reduce the October threshold for the Pharmacy First service to 20, in light of the concerns” raised by Community Pharmacy England (CPE), it today (September 30) announced.
From tomorrow (October 1), the threshold had been set to climb from 20 to 30 – meaning that pharmacies delivering the service would have to complete a minimum of 30 consultations in order to qualify for a fixed monthly payment of £1,000.
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“It is great that ministers have responded to our concerns about another increase to the Pharmacy First payment threshold,” CPE chief executive Janet Morrison said.
“This decision will save many community pharmacies from missing out on a vital payment this month,” she added.
“It is encouraging that the new Government has now acted twice to support community pharmacies struggling to meet Pharmacy First targets that were insisted on by the previous administration,” she said.
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