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Generic medicine reimbursement: adjustment to prices While NHS England is responsible for commissioning pharmaceutical services and determining the amount paid to pharmacy contractors for those services under the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), the Secretary of State remains responsible for determining the NHS reimbursement prices for the products dispensed. Payment for services within the CPCF […]
The Five Year Forward View was published in October 2014 and presented a vision for the NHS including detailed new models of working across health and social care. The key values of the new care models were local ownership with national support and a major emphasis on clinical engagement and patient involvement. Five models were […]
The common belief that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) women are not at risk of cervical cancer is fake news that has created a dangerous screening gap, the NHS has warned today. Up to 50,000 lesbian, gay and bisexual women have never been for a cervical cancer screening test because they wrongly think they are […]
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The four contract monitoring (ACM), patient level contract monitoring (PLCM), drugs patient level contract monitoring (DrPLCM) and devices patient level contract monitoring (DePLCM) are the file formats by which providers must report their healthcare activities commissioned by NHS England. The purpose of these standards is to enable the interchange, in a uniform format, of monthly […]
Jake Marshall, Head of Life Sciences and Public Sector Partnerships for the Data for Research and Development Programme, shares his perspective on how collaboration is shaping the NHS Research Secure Data Environment (SDE) Network to meet the needs of researchers and bring benefits for patients and the public. NHS England’s Data for Research and Development […]
The NHS Payment Scheme (NHSPS) contains rules to establish the amount payable for NHS-funded secondary healthcare. 2025/26 NHSPS is now in effect. Following consultation, the proposal to include a payment limit for elective activity, and all services paid on a variable basis, has been removed. 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme documents and materials. Please note: A […]
This document contains information on the Prescribed Services Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) scheme 2017-19: GE4 Service Redesign and Clinical Practice Benchmarking for Locally-Priced Services.
The NHS Payment Scheme governs transactions between providers and commissioners of secondary healthcare.
The materials published here comprise the 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme.
A pay award prices workbook, containing prices updated to reflect 2025/26 pay awards, was published on 27 June 2025. These prices should be applied from 1 April 2025 – see 2025/25 pay award: revenue finance and contracting guidance for more information.
Please contact england.pricingenquiries@nhs.net if you have any questions.