Pharmacy First England

The Pharmacy First Service, which includes providing advice and NHS-funded treatment where appropriate, for seven common conditions, will be launched on 31 January 2024 as an Advanced Service.

To support the recording of the provision of a Pharmacy First consultation in ProScript Connect, from 1 February 2024, you will be able to add the following records to the PMR to indicate that a consultation took place with the patient.

Patient/Drug Use report

You can run the Patient/Drug Use report to identify these patients.

  1. From the ProScript Connect Main Screen, click ProScript Connect, then select Patient/Drug Use. 
  2. On the Patient/Drug Use screen, tick the Drug Details and Prescribed boxes.
  3. Click F6 – Add.
  4. Search and select the required Pharmacy First records. Click F10 – Select. 
  5. Click F10 – Run Report. 

    A supply of medication can be recorded on the PMR. Click F2 – Edit, then select the Rx Type, PGD (NHS).

PharmOutcomes functionality has been updated to support the Pharmacy First service. 

*Please note this will increment your Script count figures and will need to be adjusted accordingly

Pharmacy First (England) Urgent Medicine Supply

This service was formerly known as Community Pharmacy Consultation Service (CPCS).

When dispensing medicines under the Pharmacy First Urgent Medicine Supply the following guidance is recommended:

  • When recording Urgent Supplies:
    • Supplies should be made against the Emergency Supply: Patient Request (sale) RX Type, and the text Pharmacy First Urgent Medicine Supply can be added to the Emergency Prescription Reason box, to allow flagging in the Prescription reports.
    • Blank FP10 Dispensing Token should be used to record supplies of any medicines or appliances where the patient is exempt from the prescription charge.
    • The following record is available to record an Urgent Medicine Supply Referral on the PMR. The dosage instructions can be used to add any details to the record.

      You can run the Patient/Drug Use report to identify these patients.

Counselling Notes can also be used to record any additional information. By using the text Pharmacy First Urgent Supply in the note, they can be flagged in Counselling Notes Manager reports, e.g. if no supply is made or if advice only was provided.

Pharmacy First (England) Minor Illness Referral

To support the recording of the provision of a Pharmacy First Minor Illness Referral, you can add the following record to the PMR to indicate a referral was made.

The dosage instructions can be used to add any details to the record.

You can run the Patient/Drug Use report to identify these patients.

*Please note this will increment your Script count figures and will need to be adjusted accordingly