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Community pharmacy contractors can now access the assessment framework on PharmOutcomes for the 2022/23 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS). This is available free of charge to all contractors. The assessment framework allows contractors and their teams to track their progress with achieving the gateway and quality criteria/domains of the PQS. Once a contractor has logged into PharmOutcomes, [...]

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Community pharmacy contractors are reminded of the mandatory requirement to complete the 2022 Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey, managed by Health Education England (HEE), by 30th November 2022. Completion of the survey is a mandatory requirement for all contractors. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) sent an email to contractors on 6th October 2022 containing a link to the [...]

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PSNC and NHS England have agreed that the 2022/23 national clinical audit will focus on valproate, with the aim of reducing the potential harm caused by taking valproate during pregnancy. The audit must be completed by all community pharmacy contractors as this is part of their NHS contractual requirements. Read the audit paperwork Contractors will be required to [...]

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Community pharmacy contractors are reminded that they must ensure that the correct flu vaccines are being used for each patient cohort and that this is being recorded accurately in the patient’s clinical record for the NHS Flu Vaccination Service. PSNC has been made aware that there have been cases where the standard egg-cultured quadrivalent influenza [...]

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Community pharmacy contractors have less than one week left to claim an Aspiration payment for the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2022/23 as the window for claiming this payment closes at 11.59pm on 4th November 2022. The Aspiration payment is optional; if contractors do not want to claim it, it will not impact on the contractor’s ability [...]

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