Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) support

The Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) forms part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF)

This following webpage contains information and resources for the 2022/23 PQS, including the gateway criteria – Pharmacy Quality Scheme – PSNC Website

Please see HERE for PSNC Briefing which provides a checklist of important dates for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), and also highlights important dates for the 2022/23 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS).

Gateway criteria:

New Medicine Service (NMS):

Contractors must have delivered a minimum of 20 NMS between 1st April 2022 and end of 31st March 2023.

Resources and further information on NMS can be found on the New Medicine Service (NMS) page.

Patient safety report:

All information can be found at Pharmacy Quality Scheme – PSNC Website

PQS Domain 1 – Risk management and safeguarding; Quality criterion: Safeguarding level 3 webinar:

Please review this domain on PSNC’s PQS webpage. The page also includes resources and training for this domain.

Local links and the NHS safeguarding app which you might find useful:

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/care-and-support-for-adults/dorset-safeguarding-adults-board/dorset-safeguarding-adults-board

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/children-families/worried-about-a-child

https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Adult-social-care-and-health/Safeguarding-adults-from-abuse/Safeguarding-adults-from-abuse.aspx

https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Children-young-people-and-families/Childrens-social-care/Childrens-Social-Care.aspx

https://www.england.nhs.uk/safeguarding/nhs-england-safeguarding-app/

Domain 3 – Healthy living support; Quality criterion: Weight management:

Please review this domain on PSNC’s PQS webpage. The page includes lots of information around weight management.

A couple of extra local links you might wish to review (both covers Dorset Council & BCP):

https://www.england.nhs.uk/digital-weight-management/

https://www.publichealthdorset.org.uk/provider-resources/livewell-dorset-for-providers

Domain 5 – Addressing unwarranted variation in care; Quality criterion: Palliative and end of life care action plan:

All information can be found at PSNC’s PQS webpage

To aid pharmacies with writing their action plans, Dorset LPC will be compiling and sharing a list of pharmacies across the county that will be stocking the 16 palliative care medicines as part of this PQS domain. Please could any pharmacy that will be stocking these 16 medicines let us know, so that we can share that information locally with other pharmacies.

Initially, we can confirm that all Boots pharmacies in Dorset will be stocking the 16 palliative care medicines.