The NHS Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) is an essential service within the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) which started 15 February 2021.
Further information on the DMS is available in the Drug Tariff and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) website.
DMS Reports
Monthly reports showing the number of complete and incomplete claims made by Pharmacies are available.
These reports contain detailed pharmacy data and a summary at ICB level with a national running total.
The detailed pharmacy data includes a separate row for each claim that a pharmacy made. Each row includes information about the stages that were claimed.
The month refers to the month in which the pharmacy submitted their claim to the NHSBSA.
2024
Discharge medicines service data - January 2024 (Excel: 999KB)Discharge medicines service data - February 2024 (Excel: 885 KB)Discharge medicines service data - March 2024 (Excel: 858KB)Discharge medicines service data - April 2024 (Excel: 817KB)Discharge medicines services data - May 2024 (Excel: 879 KB)Discharge medicines services data - June 2024 (Excel: 1.06 MB)Discharge medicines services data - July 2024 (Excel: 944 KB)Discharge medicines services data - August 2024 (Excel: 1.12 MB)Discharge medicines services data - September 2024 (Excel: 910KB)