NHS England – Regional Teams
Roles & Responsibilities
NHS England – East Midlands, Primary Care Team is responsible for the (management) commissioning of the National Contractual Framework in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, this responsibility will eventually be transferred to the ICS / ICB across LLR
The role of the Primary Care Team includes monitoring and implementation of:
- Control of Market Entry – this is the process that determines whether a pharmacy application is aligned to the Pharmacy Regulations and Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) supported by PCSS (Capita) . This area of determination includes New Contracts, Relocations, Change of Ownership and Change of Hours
- Contractual Sanctions including Breach & Remedial Notices (introduced in September 2012)
Contacts
All correspondence in the first instance should be sent to the Primary Care Team’s generic email address: england.eastmidspharmacy@nhs.net
NHS England – East Midlands
Fosse House, 6 Smith Way
Grove Park, Enderby
Leicestershire LE19 1SX
tel: 0116 206 0185
PCSE – Primary Care Support services – Capita
Pharmaceutical lists are maintained by NHS England and all market entry applications must continue to be made to the NHS England Regional Local Team. PCSE is responsible for validating and processing market entry applications on behalf of NHS England.
EPS tokens, Pre-registration grant payments are also dealt with by Capita
Contact Details:
Please call us on 0333 014 2884 if you need to register or having problem registering.