Pharmacies in England will be paid a total of £10.08 per flu vaccination this year, PSNC has announced.
The fee paid per vaccination will remain at £9.58 – the same level as last year – but PSNC has agreed with NHS England and Improvement (NHSE&I) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) that pharmacies will also be paid an additional £0.50 per vaccination from the Transition Fund.
The announcement made by PSNC last week (11 September) also noted that up to £1m of medicines margin can be retained for flu vaccinations administered above the number in a normal year. This is in addition to the allowed £800m medicines margin under the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework.
Off-site provision pay
NHSE&I has also agreed to pay contractors up to £200 to help with hiring off-site venues for vaccinations, providing their claim fits a set of criteria, and a one-off payment of £200 for cold storage equipment.
Contractors must obtain pre-authorisation for the hire of a venue and cold storage costs from their regional NHSE&I office and undertake a minimum of 20 vaccinations in the venue to be eligible for the payments.
PSNC said that the budget for off-site provisions is limited and payments for the cost of venue hire and cold storage will be given to contractors on a first-come first-served basis.
Claims for additional payments to cover costs of off-site provisions and cold storage equipment should be made monthly via the Manage Your Service (MYS) platform.
Earlier this month, some pharmacists raised concerns that it is more difficult for them to make use of off-site provisions, and this could result in pharmacy losing out on patients.
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