Pharmacy quality scheme
Pharmacy Quality Scheme
The latest Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS), part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in England2, commenced in September with a focus on three quality aspects:
- Clinical effectiveness
- Patient safety
- Patient experience.
One priority continues to be supporting the Covid-19 response by including criteria that improve patient safety and health outcomes while addressing health inequalities. New areas include 'look alike sound alike' (LASA) errors, sepsis, identifying people who would benefit from weight management advice, remote consultation skills, checking inhaler technique and training on health inequalities.