Hypertension Case-Finding Service: Commencement of PPV Activity

From 9th October 2023, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Provider Assurance Team (PAT), will start to undertake post-payment verification (PPV) reviews of pharmacy owners providing the Hypertension Case-Finding Service.

The reviews, commissioned by NHS England, will look at the following categories:

• Highest claimers of blood pressure checks;
• High volumes of opportunistic blood pressure checks in those under the age of 40 years;
• Pharmacies with high numbers of clinic blood pressure readings but disproportionately fewer (or no) ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM); and
• Pharmacies that have reported higher volumes of identified patients with very high clinic blood pressure readings.

Community Pharmacy England has been consulted on the verification process and has sought to ensure it is appropriately targeted, proportionate and fair to those pharmacy owners asked to provide records (as well as fair to the commissioner and public purse).

For further information regarding the process, please visit CPE’s website using the link down below.

Hypertension Case-Finding Service: Commencement of PPV activity – Community Pharmacy England (cpe.org.uk)