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New facility allows contractors to make market entry applications digitally

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By Pb Staff writerJan 12, 2021
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The Primary Care Support England (PCSE) has launched a digital service for pharmacies to make market entry applications online.

The latest digital service is hosted on its digital platform PCSE Online.

The new facility allows the users to apply to open a new pharmacy, add or remove directors from their corporate structure and change ownership.

“The service is available to those wishing to make an application and modernises a paper-based service, which used over 20 separate forms. It’s a one-stop online tool giving users a streamlined, faster and more efficient application process, and enables users to track the progress of their applications in real time,” the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has said in an update.

The application process is simple – users register by emailing the PCSE and the PCSE team will contact them to guide them through setting up their profile and start making their application, the pharmacy negotiator added.

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