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Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework National Audit

Requires community pharmacies to conduct an annual audit on a national topic set by NHS England.

Documentation

About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
Reference code
DCB2103 Amd 87/2018
Publication date
25/10/2018
Status
Active
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Standard type
Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.

Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.

Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.

Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.

Collection level

Aggregate level

Frequency

Dataset publication or collection occurs once a year.

Contact point

Using this standard

Applies to
Community pharmacies
Associated medias

Topics and care settings

Care setting
Pharmacy

Review Information

Approval date
19/09/2018
Legal authority

Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

More information

The topic of the audit changes annually; each audit requires pharmacies to collect data for one week.

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