About Community Pharmacy South Central
Continuously improving the quality of care we give patients and improving the outcomes of their treatment is the core purpose of the new NHS commissioning system.
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Information on training events and resources available for you and your team
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has introduced a new Pharmacy Quality Scheme as part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2019/20. This involves payments being made to community pharmacy contractors meeting certain gateway and quality criteria
CPSC strongly encourages contractors to read all of the NHS England guidance documents to ensure they are fully briefed on the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS).
The documents can be found on the following PSNC website link, with recommended PQS related actions in the following CPCF weekly updates:
Further latest information is provided here from CPSC (in date order, newest first)
* NSAID audit now available (07/11/2019)
To achieve the PQS bundle payment you must complete the following:
Quality Payments Scheme - An introduction and what it means to contractors
Quality Payments Scheme support & resources from PSNC and publication of the NHS England guidance document for the February 2019 review date
Quality Payments Scheme learning resources from Pharmacy Complete
Pharmacy Complete HLP newsletter 2018.06 (QPS edition)
PSNC Guidance & Resources 2018.06
PSNC FAQs 2018.06
PSNC more FAQs 2018.06
PharmOutcomes framework for 2018.06
PSNC Quality Payments 2017-18 reconciliation payment estimate 2018.03
Quality Payments - Webinar
Updated guidance for existing HLPs
Quality Payments - First review period deadline approaching
