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Primary-care team reviewing QOF registers, indicators, achievement and reporting within the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

QOF Explained: What Is the Quality and Outcomes Framework?

  • 25th September 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
What is QOF and what does QOF stand for? How does QOF work in NHS primary care? How are QOF points and payments calculated? What does it mean to be on a QOF register? What are personalised care adjustments? What... Read More...
GP practices connected through a Primary Care Network to share workforce, services and local improvement activity.

What Is a Primary Care Network? PCNs Explained

  • 23rd September 2026
  • NoahCoreUsr
How does a Primary Care Network fit within NHS primary care? Why were Primary Care Networks created, and do they still exist? How do Primary Care Networks work? What does a Primary Care Network do? Who works in a Primary... Read More...
GP practice and PCN leaders reviewing clinical pharmacist capacity, scope, governance and reporting when assessing outsourced support cost.

Cost of Outsourced Clinical Pharmacist Support for GP Practices and PCNs

  • 22nd September 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
How much does outsourced clinical pharmacist support cost? What affects the cost of outsourced clinical pharmacist support? What should be included in a clinical pharmacist quote? How we price clinical pharmacist support ARRS rules for outsourced and remote pharmacist services... Read More...
General practice and PCN teams reviewing GP Contract 2026/27 changes across funding, access, QOF, prevention and workforce planning.

The GP contract 2026/27 changes funding, access, QOF and workforce arrangements for general practice in England. Practices and PCNs should turn the GP contract changes into capacity, triage and prevention plans.

  • 18th September 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
What are the main GP contract changes for 2026/27? How will GP contract 2026/27 funding work? Need support with GP capacity planning? What are the QOF changes for 2026/27? What are the new GP access requirements for 2026/27? What should... Read More...
GP practice and PCN teams reviewing QOF 2026/27 changes across diabetes, heart failure, obesity and childhood vaccinations.

QOF 2026/27 Changes: What GP Practices and PCNs Need to Know

  • 17th September 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
What are the key QOF changes for 2026/27? What are the new QOF indicators for diabetes, heart failure and obesity? What has changed for childhood vaccinations? Need support to prepare your practice? What should GP practices do about QOF 2026/27?... Read More...
A clinical pharmacist bridging the healthcare gap between deprived and supported communities through targeted medicines optimisation and patient care.

Best Clinical Pharmacist Providers for PCNs and GP Practices in 2026

  • 16th September 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
Choosing a clinical pharmacist provider is not simply a decision about buying a set number of  clinical pharmacist or pharmacy technician hours. The provider may be responsible for medicines related work involving high-risk medicines, patient records, prescribing decisions within their... Read More...
Remote Pharmacy Technician supporting defined medicines work for a GP practice with secure access, Clinical Pharmacist oversight and clear escalation routes.

Remote Pharmacy Technician Support: What GP Practices Can Safely Delegate

  • 8th September 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
What can a remote Pharmacy Technician do for a GP practice? Which medicines tasks need Clinical Pharmacist or prescriber oversight? How should GP practices govern remote delivery? What should a PCN measure after transferring medicines work? Remote Pharmacy Technician support... Read More...
GP practice and PCN pharmacy teams managing QOF registers through reproducible searches, record review, accountable follow-up and safe handover.

QOF Register Management Support for GP Practices: What Good Looks Like

  • 1st September 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
What is a QOF register, and how does it differ from an indicator denominator? What does good QOF register management look like? What does this look like for one flagged record? Why do annual QOF business-rule changes require a register... Read More...
PCN leaders coordinating a safe clinical pharmacy service transition with a handover register, named owners, escalation routes and continuity controls.

Changing Clinical Pharmacy Providers: TUPE, DPIA and a Safe Transition Checklist for PCNs

  • 31st August 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
What should a PCN pharmacy service handover checklist include? Does TUPE apply when changing clinical pharmacy providers? Looking for support with a clinical pharmacy provider transition? When is a DPIA required during a clinical pharmacy provider transition? What does a... Read More...
Primary Care Network clinicians coordinating atrial fibrillation case-finding, risk review, anticoagulation safety and follow-up across practices.

Atrial Fibrillation PCN Management: A Practical Stroke-Prevention Pathway

  • 28th August 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
How can an atrial fibrillation PCN improve stroke prevention? Looking for support with an atrial fibrillation PCN pathway? What should atrial fibrillation management in primary care include? How do AF006 and AF008 support atrial fibrillation QOF work? What roles should... Read More...

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