Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

‘I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

Since the Community Pharmacy Hypertension Case-Finding Advanced Service was first commissioned in 2021:

• How many pharmacies in England have been investigated to establish the legitimacy of their fee claims?

• What sums have been reclaimed from which pharmacies? Please break this down by the individual pharmacy and the date fees were reclaimed.

• Have any pharmacies been stopped from providing the service for any period of time?

I would like to have figures covering the period October 2021 to end of 31/1/25 please.’

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 14 February 2025.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Our response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested. Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.

Question 1 - How many pharmacies in England have been investigated to establish the legitimacy of their fee claims?

There have been 32 pharmacies reviewed to establish the legitimacy of their fee claims for the Hypertension service.

Question 2 - What sums have been reclaimed from which pharmacies? Please break this down by the individual pharmacy and the date fees were reclaimed.

A copy of the data is attached.

Question 3 - Have any pharmacies been stopped from providing the service for any period of time?

No pharmacies have been stopped from providing the service.

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