Historic CPAF questionnaires

Community Pharmacies across England were asked to complete an initial screening questionnaire in June 2019 as part of the CPAF process.

The results of this screening questionnaire along with other locally held information has been used by NHS England Local Teams to identify which pharmacies should be considered for a contract monitoring visit and asked to complete the full CPAF questionnaire.

A copy of the full CPAF questionnaire (PDF: 236KB) is available for use as a training tool or to allow continuous monitoring of compliance against the community pharmacy contract.  Note that this is a PDF version and cannot be submitted.

Community Pharmacies across England were asked to complete an initial screening questionnaire in June 2018 as part of the CPAF. 

The results of this screening questionnaire along with other locally held information has been used by NHS England Local Teams to identify which pharmacies should be considered for a contract monitoring visit and asked to complete the full CPAF questionnaire.

The process available here describes 2 parts:

1. Follow up visits to a selection of pharmacies to validate the answers given in the screening questionnaire.
2. Consideration and process to be followed to identify those pharmacies where a comprehensive contract monitoring visit is required.

It is anticipated that a total of 1 to 3% of pharmacies in a region will be visited throughout the course of the year. 

This will include those visited to validate their self-assessments and those who are visited following the completion of the full CPAF questionnaire.

A copy of the full CPAF pre-visit questionnaire (PDF: 235KB) is available for use as a training tool or to allow continuous monitoring of compliance against the community pharmacy contract. 

This is a PDF version and cannot be submitted.

An initial screening questionnaire went out to pharmacists in June 2017. This was part of the Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework.

NHS England uses the results of this questionnaire, along with other locally held information. This information identifies which pharmacies should be considered for a contract monitoring visit.

These pharmacies were then asked to complete the full CPAF questionnaire.

The process has 2 parts:

1. Follow up visits to a selection of pharmacies, to confirm the answers given in their screening questionnaires.
2. Following the process to consider which pharmacies need a comprehensive contract monitoring visit.

CPAF process 2017/18 (Word: 40KB)

What to expect

It's estimated a total of 1 to 3% of pharmacies in a region will be visited throughout the year. This will include pharmacies visited:

• to confirm their self-assessments
• following the completion of the full CPAF Questionnaire

A copy of the Full CPAF questionnaire 2017 (PDF: 240KB) is available.

You can use this as a training tool or to allow continuous monitoring of compliance against the community pharmacy contract. You cannot submit the PDF version.

The full CPAF questionnaire is now closed. Reports are available on pharmacy contractors who who completed the full CPAF questionnaire.

If you're registered for the our Information Services Portal, you can access your individual report.

If you have not registered for the Information Services Portal and you want to view the reports, contact us.

A copy of the full CPAF questionnaire 2016 (PDF: 233KB) is available.

You can use this as a training tool or to allow continuous monitoring of compliance against the community pharmacy contract.

You can access reports containing the 2016 to 2017 CPAF screening questionnaire responses on our Information Services Portal.

These reports provide a summary of the responses submitted by your pharmacy.

If you're registered for our Information Services Portal, you can access your individual summary report.

If you have not registered for the Information Services Portal and you want to view the reports, contact us.