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PCN Clinical Pharmacist Service

PCN Clinical Pharmacist Service .

A fully managed PCN clinical pharmacist service — recruitment, employment, weekly clinical supervision, indemnity and cover all carried by BCS. Your Primary Care Network gets ARRS-compliant capacity from week one, with measurable IIF, QOF and PCN DES outcomes from month one. Delivered nationally from the BCS Halifax (Yorkshire) and Chiswick (London) hubs — the only UK dual-hub clinical pharmacy provider.
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What you get

What this looks like in practice.

  • Named clinical pharmacist embedded in the PCN's practices
  • Annex B compliant — ARRS-reimbursable end-to-end
  • Weekly senior pharmacist supervision (audit-ready)
  • Same-week sickness, leave and maternity cover from the hub
  • Independent prescribing across CVD, T2DM, respiratory, CKD
  • Monthly outcomes report mapped to PCN DES 2026/27 indicators
  • EMIS Web and SystmOne — both supported via existing smartcards

Also known as.

This service is often referred to as Clinical Pharmacist Support for PCNs, Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy Service, End-to-End PCN Pharmacist Service, PCN Pharmacy Workforce Solution. BCS delivers it as one canonical, ARRS-compliant managed service.

Why BCS

Built for primary care, at scale.

2 hubs
Halifax + Chiswick — unique to BCS
4–6 wks
Typical mobilisation
100%
Supervision evidenced
Monthly
QA-checked reporting

Frequently asked questions — PCN Clinical Pharmacist Service.

Is the BCS PCN clinical pharmacist service ARRS-reimbursable?+

Yes. Every role is designed against Annex B of the Network Contract DES 2026/27, with the supervision evidence required for ARRS audit.

How fast does BCS mobilise a PCN clinical pharmacist service?+

Usually 4–6 weeks from contract sign-off, with HSCN-secured remote prescribing cover available sooner where capacity is urgent.

Who employs the pharmacist?+

BCS does. HR, training, leave cover, supervision, indemnity and CPD all sit with BCS — the PCN claims ARRS reimbursement and gets the clinical capacity.

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30-minute discovery call. We'll show you how BCS maps to your PCN's specific priorities.

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