Pharmacy Quality Scheme 25/26

Gateway Criteria

Register to deliver Pharmacy First Service and Pharmacy Contraception Service by the end of 31st August 2025 and remain registered for both until the end of the scheme, 31st March 2026.

Domain One

There are five quality criteria in Domain 1 – Medicines Optimisation. All of the quality criteria need to be met to be eligible to claim payment for the domain. The quality criteria are:

• Palliative and End of Life Care Action Plan
• Consulting with people with mental health problems – CPPE learning
• Respiratory: Use of a spacer in patients aged 5-15 years*
• Respiratory: Referrals for patients using 3 or more short-acting bronchodilator inhalers in 6 months*
• Emergency Contraception – CPPE learning & e-assessment

Domain Two

There are three quality criteria in Domain 2 – Patient Safety. All of the quality criteria need to be met to be eligible to claim payment for the domain. The quality criteria are:

• Antimicrobial Stewardship – Pharmacy First consultations – Clinical Audit (September 2025)
• Sepsis – CPPE learning & e-assessment
• Regularising Enhanced DBS checks for registered pharmacy professionals

Further details of this year’s PQS can be found here.

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