Pharmacy Quality Scheme – Archive
Pharmacy Quality Scheme – Archive
This page contains archive information on the previous Pharmacy Quality Schemes (also previously described as the Quality Payments Scheme).
Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2020/21 Part 2
NHS England and NHS Improvement guidance on the Part 2 PQS
PSNC guidance and resources:
Pharmacy Quality Scheme Part 2 2020/21 former website content
This document contains all the former PSNC website content relating to the PQS 2020/21 Part 2.
PSNC’s digital guide to the Pharmacy Quality Scheme Part 2 2020/21
The below PSNC Digital Guide provided an introduction to the requirements and what contractors needed to do to be able to complete the necessary actions and claim payments.
Presentation slides used in the Part 2 PQS 2020/21 digital guide for contractors
PCN guidance and resources
Guidance and resources to support LPCs and community pharmacy teams to get involved in Primary Care Networks (PCNs), including undertaking the requirements of the PCN Domains in the Part 2 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2020/21.
The links below are to Zip files which contain the standalone resource documents, previously available on the PSNC website, related to various elements of the scheme.
PSNC Briefing 041/20: Part 2 2020-21 Pharmacy Quality Scheme – Evidence Checklist
Other resources/weblinks:
Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2020/21 Part 1
Following the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, PSNC agreed the requirements for a new Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) for 2020/21 with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England and NHS Improvement.
The scheme had two parts, the first of which was announced on 13th July 2020. The focus of the Part 1 scheme was ensuring community pharmacy contractors and their teams had put in place all reasonable measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting both themselves and the people using their services.
The scheme was also a Gateway requirement for the Part 2 scheme.
Drug Tariff Part VIIA Pharmacy Quality Scheme Part 1
PSNC guidance and resources:
Pharmacy Quality Scheme Part 1 2020/21 former website content
This document contains all the former PSNC website content relating to the PQS 2020/21 Part 1.
PSNC’s digital guide to the Pharmacy Quality Scheme Part 1 2020/21
The below PSNC Digital Guide provided a 10 minute guide to the requirements and what contractors needed to do to be able to complete the necessary actions and claim payment.
Presentation slides used in the Part 1 PQS 2020/21 digital guide for contractors
The link below is to a Zip file which contains the standalone resource documents, previously available on the PSNC website, related to training elements of the scheme:
Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2019/20
NHS England and NHS Improvement guidance:
NHS England and NHS Improvement PQS 2019/20 guidance
PSNC guidance and resources:
PSNC Briefing 004/20: Pharmacy Quality Scheme – Completing your declaration (January 2020)
PSNC Briefing 041/19: The Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2019/20
PSNC Briefing 059/19: Pharmacy Quality Scheme – PSNC resources
PSNC Briefing 060/19: Pharmacy Quality Scheme – Evidence checklist
Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2019/20 former website content
This document contains all the former PSNC website content relating to the 2019/20 PQS.
The links below are to Zip files which contain the standalone resource documents, previously available on the PSNC website, related to various elements of the scheme.
PSNC presentation on the 2019/20 PQS
This presentation, based on the recent Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) webinar, can be used by LPCs who wish to provide additional training to community pharmacy contractors and pharmacy teams on the PQS. A PDF of the presentation is also available.
Previous Quality Payment Schemes
NHSBSA declaration data
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has published the declaration data for the April and November 2017 and June 2018 review points of the Quality Payments Scheme:
View the NHSBSA declaration data
The data provides a breakdown of the number of contractors who declared that they met the gateway criteria and the number of contractors who declared they met the individual quality criteria.
February 2019 declaration data including LPC area
PSNC has processed the above publicly available data to make this more useful for LPCs:
View the NHSBSA declaration data for the February 2019 review point by LPC area
June 2018 declaration data including LPC area
PSNC has processed the above publicly available data to make this more useful for LPCs:
View the NHSBSA declaration data for the June 2018 review point by LPC area
November 2017 declaration data including LPC area
PSNC has processed the above publicly available data to make this more useful for LPCs:
View the NHSBSA declaration data for the November 2017 review point by LPC area
April 2017 declaration data including LPC area
PSNC has processed the above publicly available data to make this more useful for LPCs:
View the NHSBSA declaration data for the April 2017 review point by LPC area
Accompanying documents from NHS England
To accompany the NHSBSA data, NHS England has published an infographic which highlights the headline figures from the declaration data as well as a presentation, which provides further information on the Quality Payments Scheme.
