Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) Clinical Audit
Written by AlisonFreemantle on Friday 15th August 2025
Part of the Patient Safety Domain
Do NOT start until 1st September
NHS England has published the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) Antimicrobial stewardship Pharmacy First consultations Clinical Audit.
The audit is about the clinical advice and consultations provided to patients scoring FeverPAIN 0-3 on the Pharmacy First Sore Throat clinical pathway.
Although the audit has been published, pharmacies should not start the audit until 1st September 2025 at the earliest.
The audit must be carried out with a minimum of 10 patients over four weeks. Continue for an eight-week period IF 10 patients are not achieved in the first 4 weeks.
Pharmacies should make a record of the start and end date of the audit as you will be required to enter this information into the MYS portal when you make your declaration.
The audit should be started no later than 3rd February 2026 to allow for the maximum required eight-week data collection period.
Download the Audit data collection sheet here:
Download the Target Respiratory Tract Infection leaflet here: