Community Pharmacy Clinical Services

Community Pharmacy Clinical Services

ID

SCS1

Version

3.0.0

Type

Supplementary Care Standard

Status

Effective

Effective Date

Nov 10, 2025

Contracting Vehicle(s)

Community Pharmacy Clinical Services

 

Description

Supports Referrals to Community Pharmacy and the management of Community Pharmacy Consultations. Also supports the submission of data to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) for payment purposes.

This Standard mandates the requirements for systems used to deliver the following Clinical Services:

  • Pharmacy First

    • Minor Illness

    • Urgent Medicines

    • Clinical Pathways

  • Pharmacy Contraception

  • Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check

Functional Requirements

Requirement ID

Requirement

Level

Requirement ID

Requirement

Level

SCSCP01

Adhere to the following Epics in the Consultation Management - Community Pharmacy Capability:

  • E00645 - search for a Patient on the Personal Demographics Service (PDS)

  • E00761 - record Patient Consent for Community Pharmacy Consultations

  • E00624 - record Patient Consent to share Consultation Information for Community Pharmacy Contraception Consultations

  • E00625 - manage Pharmacy First Consultation Information for Patients

  • E00756 - manage Pharmacy Contraception Consultation Information for Patients

  • E00757 - manage Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check Consultation Information for Patients

  • E00626 - view information from the GP Practice Electronic Patient Record (EPR) of the Patient during Community Pharmacy Consultations

  • E00627 - record medication for Patients for Community Pharmacy Consultations

  • E00628 - print NHS FP10DT for Patients medication for Pharmacy First Consultations

  • E00629 - Alert Health or Care Professional to provide Safety-Netting Advice to Patients for Pharmacy First Consultations

  • E00631 - submit records of Pharmacy First Consultations for Patients to their registered GP Practice

  • E00758 - submit records of Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check Consultations for Patients to their registered GP Practice

  • E00759 - submit records of Pharmacy Contraception Consultations for Patients to their registered GP Practice

  • E00632 - submit records of Community Pharmacy Consultations for Patients to NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA)

  • E00633 - view Community Pharmacy details using Directory of Services (DoS) for Community Pharmacy Consultations

  • E00763 - launch the National Care Record Service (NCRS) for a Patient during Community Pharmacy Consultations

  • E00634 - launch the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) Prescription Tracker page for Community Pharmacy Consultations

  • E00635 - launch the NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) page for Community Pharmacy Consultations

  • E00636 - launch shared decision making tools for Pharmacy Contraception Consultations

  • E00637 - launch Patient Group Directions (PGDs), Clinical Protocols and Clinical Pathways for Pharmacy First Consultations

  • E00760 - launch Patient Group Directions (PGDs) for Pharmacy Contraception Consultations

  • E00638 - view a Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator for Community Pharmacy Consultations

MUST

SCSCP02

Adhere to the following Epics in the Referral Management - Community Pharmacy Capability:

  • E00639 - view Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals from NHS 111 for Patients

  • E00674 - view Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals from GP Practices for Patients

  • E00641 - manually create Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

  • E00643 - amend status of Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

  • E00640 - notify Health or Care Professional of new Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

  • E00642 - sort Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

  • E00644 - flag overdue Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

MUST

Secondary Artefacts

ID

Theme

Requirement

Level

ID

Theme

Requirement

Level

SCSCPA01

Baseline Assurance Standard

Adhere to all the Requirements in the Baseline Assurance Standard Standard applicable to Community Pharmacy Clinical Services Suppliers

MUST

SCSCPA02

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Adhere to all the Requirements in the Further Requirements applicable to Community Pharmacy Clinical Services Suppliers within 12 months of being listed on the Buying Catalogue

MUST

SCSCPA03

Information Governance

Adhere to all the Requirements in the Further Requirement applicable to Community Pharmacy Clinical Services Suppliers within 12 months of being listed on the Buying Catalogue

MUST

Roadmap

Items on the Roadmap which impact or relate to this Supplementary Care Standard