PCTs to pay for scripts written, not dispensed, in their area

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Primary care trusts will have to pay for the prescriptions written in their area, not those dispensed in their area, once the pharmacy global sum is devolved, Mike Dent, head of finance, Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, said this week.Speaking at the PSNC community pharmacy conference in Birmingham, Mr Dent said that the change in payment arrangements is part of the "fair sharing" scheme, which will start on 1 April 2010.