Deadline to begin PQS antimicrobial stewardship clinical audit approaches Contractors participating in the 2025/26 PQS have until 3 February 2026 to begin the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Audit.

Deadline to begin PQS antimicrobial stewardship clinical audit approaches

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Pharmacies must complete PQS clinical audit by end of March 2026 The PQS antimicrobial stewardship audit for Pharmacy First consultations can now be carried out, Community Pharmacy England has instructed.

Pharmacies must complete PQS clinical audit by end of March 2026

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Yesterday in #PQs at the Scottish Parliament, I asked the Scottish Government when the decision was made to widen the Creative Scotland review, and what impact this might have on its overall cost.

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Today in #PQs I pressed Scottish Government Ministers to work with me and other MSPs to protect community mental health services in Edinburgh.

These cuts should be delayed until a new preventative service which protects vulnerable people is created.

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Whilst #PQS guidance was viewed as valuable, there was some duplication and confusion. Particularly independent pharmacies found PQS workload burdensome and complex.

Nearly all chain pharmacies participated in #PQS, lower engagement from independents (16.5%). Income via PQS important motivator.

Do pay-for-performance schemes improve quality in community pharmacy? A mixed-methods study exploring stakeholder perspectives on implementation of the nationwide Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) in Engl... Main study objectives To evaluate implementation and impact (at pharmacy and system level) of the pharmacy quality scheme (PQS), a pay-for-performance quality incentive scheme in community pharmacies ...

#PQS evaluation, quality incentive scheme for #communitypharmacy in England, published. Positive impacts on practice, but not always evident to those doing PQS. Income stability important. Concerns over complexity and time involved in completion. doi.org/10.1371/jour...