This document replaces guidance issued for all previous schemes and provides further detail for contractors regarding how they demonstrate compliance with the scheme requirements.

Updated 30 May 2023.

Report of the audit of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as part of the Quality Payment Scheme for 2018/19.

Quality improvement report on the BMJ website.

This report details the results and findings of the 2019/20 high risk medicines audit report for lithium, methotrexate, amiodarone and phenobarbital and makes recommendations on further actions.

This report details the results and findings of the valproate audit and makes recommendations on further actions to reduce preventable harm.

This audit was conducted as part of the 2021/2022 pharmacy quality scheme (PQS). 9,303 pharmacies participated in this audit and submitted data for 131,526 patients over a 7-month period between 1 September 2021 to 31 March 2022.

This paper reviews the use of the TARGET antibiotic checklist incentivised in the Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2021 to 2022.

This paper reviews all antimicrobial stewardship activities incentivised in the Pharmacy Quality Scheme from 2020 to 2022.

Published 30 May 2023.