Ep 321: 900 GPs miss out on £4million - are you?
About this episode
The episode discusses the financial losses faced by GP practices due to NHS drug reimbursement complexities, focusing on flu vaccine underpayments.
https://ashlane.co.uk/medics-money-4-3-million-underpayment-for-flu-vaccines/ The Medics' Money podcast interviews Harriet Hole from Ash Lane Consulting about GP practices losing income due to complex NHS drug reimbursement processes for personally administered items (e.g., vaccines, injections, devices). Hole explains how practices buy and administer items, print FP10s, send FP34 and vaccine appendices, and get paid by PCSE later, noting errors can occur at many points. Ash Lane identified that for the 2025/26 flu season around 900 practices were underpaid, averaging £4,800 each (over £4 million total), often due to being reimbursed for the wrong flu vaccine; they offer a free 30-second check via a link in the show notes. The episode discusses whether flu remains profitable (margins have fallen) and gives tips to reduce wastage, ensure correct claiming (copy wording from vaccine boxes), reconcile claims to payments, send claims special delivery, avoid under-claiming, and monitor supplier pricing and profit margins. 00:00 GPs Missing Millions 02:00 Meet Ash Lane Consulting 03:21 How Drug Reimbursement Works 05:54 Flu Season Underpayments 07:37 Free Flu Payment Check 09:22 Is Flu…
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