The CPHCFAS is part of the Year 3 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework.
The aims and objectives of this service are to:
- identify people aged 40 years or older with high blood pressure, who have previously not had a confirmed diagnosis of hypertension, and to refer them to general practice to confirm diagnosis and for appropriate management
- undertake clinic and ambulatory blood pressure checks, when necessary, at the request of a general practice
- promote healthy behaviours to service users
This can also include people under 40 years, at the discretion of a pharmacist.
Claiming
The claim for activity for each month must be made using the manage your service (MYS) portal no later than the fifth of the following month.
Data to support claims must be made by an IT system with an approved API route to the MYS portal. The API data will be summarised in MYS.
You must use MYS to confirm the API data and submit the claim by the fifth of the following month.
Later submissions will be accepted within 3 months of the date by which the claim should have been submitted. Later claims will not be paid, unless the submission was delayed by IT issues outside of your control.
These claims can be accepted within 12 months of when the claim should have been submitted, providing you send evidence of the IT issue to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).
If you cannot confirm the API data in MYS as accurate, follow the instructions in MYS and contact your IT system supplier in the first instance.
Payments
Pharmacies providing this service will be eligible for:
- a set-up fee of £440
- a fee of £10 for each patient receiving a clinic blood pressure check
- a fee of £50.85 for each appropriate provision of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) to a patient
Further information about payments can be found in part VIC of the Drug Tariff.
Opting out of CPHCFAS
If you want to stop providing CPHCFAS, you must de-register on MYS and give 30 days’ notice. You must still provide CPHCFAS within the 30 days and will be paid as usual.
You will not be able to re-register for 4 months from the final day of your 30 day notice period. After this, you can re-register on MYS.