Advanced Services
The second tier of the NHS contractual services (CPCF) are the Advanced Services that pharmacies can choose to provide. They are not mandatory, unlike the Essential Services, although most pharmacies will provide at least two of the services available.
The Advanced services are listed as follows:
- New Medicines Service (NMS)
- NHS Flu Vaccination Service
- Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS)
- Hypertension Case Finding Service (HCFS)
- Smoking Cessation Service (SCS)
- Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS)
- Pharmacy First/ Common Condition Service
- Lateral Flow Device (LFD) Supply Service
- Stoma Appliance Customisation (SAC)
- Appliance Use Review (AUR)
Decommissioned services:
- Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service.... decommissioned from 1st April 2023
- COVID-19 Lateral Flow Device Distribution Service (also known as: ‘Pharmacy Collect’) .... decommissioned from 1st April 2022
- Community Pharmacy Home Delivery Service During the COVID-19 outbreak ... commissioned during emergency pandemic only
- Medicines Use Review (MUR) ... decommissioned from 31st March 2021
- NHS Urgent Medicine Supply Advanced Service (NUMSAS) ... decommissioned from 28th October 2019
If providing these services, then the Directions as set out by the Secretary of State must be met. Additional training or continuing professional development may be required (service dependent) and a professional self-declaration as well as evidence of having acquired the necessary competence may have to be provided to NHS England.
Service Details
For further detail, please refer to Community Pharmacy England (CPE) website. http://psnc.org.uk/services-commissioning/advanced-services/