Dataset Description
The Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) forms part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF).
PQS is designed to support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan and reward community pharmacies that deliver quality criteria in three quality dimensions:
- clinical effectiveness
- patient safety
- patient experience
The PQS 22/23 was comprised of five quality domains:
- Risk Management and Safeguarding
- Respiratory
- Healthy Living Support
- Prevention
- Addressing Unwarranted Variation in Care
Hosted on the Open Data Portal are datasets relating to the five quality domains and one other dataset for the Patient Safety Report gateway criterion.
Each of the pharmacies listed in each dataset were eligible to receive a PQS payment on 1 April 2023 by declaring that they met the requirements of the gateway criteria, and the requirements of at least one quality domain. The datasets provide each pharmacy’s answers to the declaration questions as they were entered into MYS.
Please note, not all questions asked as part of the PQS 22/23 declaration are present in the datasets. The data dictionary for each file details the questions but you can also view all questions for each quality domain in the PQS Questions 2022-23 (XLSX: 24.2 KB) document.
For any questions related to the PQS 22/23, please contact
pharmacysupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk.
Dataset Details
Data Source
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Data Warehouse.
Geography
This data is for England only.
Enquiries
Who can I contact if I have queries relating to the data?
If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing the data, please contact pharmacysupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the name of the dataset for reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.
Citing and Reusing This Data
Important information regarding reusing the data and copyright
If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data, please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and/or other applicable law. You may use the data freely, provided that you attribute the source.
Citation
NHS Business Services Authority. "Pharmacy Quality Scheme Data 2022/23.” NHS Business Services Authority Open Data. Accessed **[Date Accessed]**. URL: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/pharmacy-quality-scheme-data-2022-23
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