Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) Audits
Written by AlisonFreemantle on Thursday 2nd September 2021
Summary information on the Anticoagulant and Antibiotic Audits required for PQS
There are two audits required for this year's Pharmacy Quality Scheme, one focusing on patients taking Anticoagulants (Medicines Safety domain) and one for patients taking Antibiotcis for an acute infection (Prevention domain). These can both be completed now, but must be started before the end of January to meet the timescales set by NHSE&I.
Below is a summary of requirements or each audit and links to datacollection sheet and link to share the data. For full details of the domain requirements please read the NHSE&I guidance here:
Medicines Safety - Anticoagulants Audit
Required: Minimum of 15 patients
Time period: 2-4 weeks
Who: All patients on Oral Anticoagulants e.g. Warfarin or DOACs including Apixaban, Edoxaban etc.
Audit template: https://cpsc.org.uk/application/files/4916/3059/7609/Anticoag_Audit.pdf
Record collected data: MYS
Prevention - Antibiotic Checklist/ Audit
Required: Minimum of 25 patients
Time period: 4 weeks
Who: All patients on Oral Antibiotics for an acute infection
Audit template: https://cpsc.org.uk/application/files/7016/2911/7496/Antibiotic_Checklist_V1.pdf
Record collected data: PHE Portal https://snapsurvey.phe.org.uk/snapwebhost/s.asp?k=162825448921