Primary Care Appeals – Guidance note Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA)
This guidance note focuses on the determination of appeals where the Pharmacy Appeals Committee (“Committee”) has been required to consider which PNA should apply to its determination. Its purpose is to provide guidance based on past decisions. The referenced cases are based on particular circumstances …
Primary Care Appeals – termination of primary medical services contracts
This guidance note focuses on NHS Resolution’s determinations of applications for dispute resolution against termination notices. Its purpose is to provide guidance based on past decisions
Primary Care Appeals – termination of primary dental services contracts
This guidance note focuses on NHS Resolution’s determinations of applications for dispute resolution against dental termination notices. Its purpose is to provide guidance based on past decisions.
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Insurance/indemnity guidance for the commissioners of clinical services
This guidance aims to provide advice for commissioners seeking to ensure that providers with which they are proposing to contract have in place adequate indemnity arrangements. Commissioners need to understand and take account of the differences in cover for clinical negligence risks purchased by healthcare …
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Primary Care Appeals – dispute resolution guidance
This Guidance Note is for general information purposes only. It is not exhaustive but does cover the essential elements needed for parties submitting, or responding to, applications for dispute resolution
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Primary Care Appeals – Guidance on opening hours for community pharmacy
This guidance note provides an overview of the provisions in the Regulations relating to pharmacy opening hours and outlines certain issues that commonly arise in pharmacy opening hours appeals and indicates how these issues have been determined by NHS Resolution.
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Covid-19 Clinical Negligence Protocol 2020
This protocol outlines a best practice approach to claims handling agreed between the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers (SCIL), NHS Resolution and the patient safety charity Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA). It addresses the conduct of personal injury litigation during these unprecedented and difficult times …
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Primary Care Appeals – Breach and Remedial Notices guidance note
Breach notices and remedial notices are performance related sanctions resulting from breaches of NHS pharmacists’ terms of service. The terms of service of NHS pharmacists are set out in Schedule 4 of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013
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