The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has released guidelines for pharmacy contractors to claim their Covid-19-related payments and advises when each payment will be made.
The table below provides claim details and other information for the agreed Covid-19 related payments.
| Payment type | Claim method | Payment amount | Payment due | How payment will appear on your Schedule of payments |
| Easter Bank Holiday opening hours (Good Friday and Easter Monday)* | MYS portal | £250 per hour (maximum £750/day for opening of at least 3 hours per day) | Payment due on 1st June if claimed using MYS by the 5th May | This payment will not appear on the Schedule of Payment. NHSBSA will issue individual letters to contractors who claimed via MYS informing them of payment. |
| Early May Bank Holiday Friday 8th May* | MYS portal | £250 per hour (maximum £750 for opening of at least 3 hours) | Payment due on 1st July if claimed using MYS by the 22nd June | This payment will not appear on the Schedule of Payment. NHSBSA will issue individual letters to contractors who claimed via MYS informing them of payment. |
| Pandemic Delivery Service (Essential Service)** | Automatic payment by NHSBSA |
| Monthly – with first payment due on 1st July | Paid under same line as Transitional payment |
| Pandemic Delivery Service (Advanced Service)** | MYS portal | £6 (including VAT) per delivery | Monthly – with first payment due on 1st July for deliveries made in April and claimed using MYS by the 5th May | ‘Additional Advance Payment’ |
| Payment for installation of physical barriers e.g. screens** | Automatic payment by NHSBSA | £300 | End of April/early May | This payment will not appear on the Schedule of Payment. NHSBSA will issue individual letters to contractors informing them of payment. |
(Credit: PSNC)
PSNC further said: "The contractors who remained open on Good Friday and Easter Monday as per a local agreement with NHSE&I should only claim for payment for up to three hours per day based on the number of hours they were open.
"If the pharmacies were open for more than three hours, the balance should be claimed from the regional team as per local agreement."
Pharmacy contractors must not duplicate claims for the same opening hours by claiming on MYS and through local arrangements.
Pharmacy contractors should use the NHS Business Services Authority’s (NHSBSA’s) Manage Your Service (MYS) portal to claim for the Easter Bank Holiday opening and the Advanced Pandemic Delivery Service, PSNC stated.
