The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7450 p517
5 May 2007

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Check for payment of Protected Professional Allowance

Eligible contractors are advised to check whether they have received the Protected Professional Allowance — the fee payable to pharmacies that existed before 1 April 2005 and which dispense few prescriptions.

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee points out that, where there has been a transfer of pharmacy ownership since 2005, the new contractor may not have received payment because of delays in primary care trusts notifying the NHS Business Services Authority of its eligibility. The PSNC advises contractors to contact their PCT to arrange back payment.

Pharmacies that opened on or after 1 April 2005 are not entitled to the allowance.