PQS (Pharmacy Quality Scheme) Evaluation

The PQS aims to improve the quality of community pharmacy and move community pharmacy to a more integrated, service focussed function within the wider NHS system, providing even safer, accessible healthcare to patients. It does this by rewarding community pharmacies for meeting the criteria, which are reviewed each year. £75 million per year are awarded to community pharmacies across England for successfully meeting the required criteria.

The overarching aim of this evaluation is to inform funding decisions and plans for future community pharmacy quality schemes by evaluating the implementation, activity and impact of the community pharmacy quality incentive scheme.