The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7360 p130
30 July 2005

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National toolkit to assess implementation of contract

A quality assurance monitoring toolkit to help primary care trusts assess compliance with the new community pharmacy contract in England is being developed by the NHS Primary Care Contracting Team. The toolkit will be a nationally designed and agreed framework with a core set of indicators and quality markers.

A draft document has been undergoing consultation and review throughout July and supporting guidance has also been developed. A final working document will be piloted by PCTs and their pharmacy contractors during August and the toolkit is expected to be launched in September via the primary care contracting website (www.primarycarecontracting.nhs.uk) and through strategic health authorities.

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has advised contractors that they should not permit PCTs to monitor their provision of essential and advanced services until October when the toolkit can be used.