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A Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP) is one which has been recognised as consistently demonstrating a healthy living ethos and a proactive approach to health and health improvement. The pharmacy must also show that it meets set quality criteria, have appointed one or more qualified Health Champion(s) and has at least one member of the pharmacy team has undergone leadership training. Pharmacies in England that meet these criteria are awarded the HLP quality mark and can qualify for additional income through the Department of Health’s Quality Payments Scheme.
A step-by-step guide through each of the Public Health England’s (PHEs) HLP Level 1 quality criteria, PHE suggested evidence and NPA guidance to demonstrate compliance. Also sets out the key points that pharmacy contractors need to know about meeting the HLP Level 1 criteria.
As one of the key criteria for becoming an HLP, a member of the pharmacy team must undertake leadership training to support development of the pharmacy team to change from reactive to proactive provision of health services.
A Healthy Living Champion (HLC) within the pharmacy is a primary requirement to become an HLP. Any member of the pharmacy team can become a HLC for which they must have achieved a Level 2 award in Understanding Health Improvement from the RSPH.
The NPA has developed the following red flag factsheets to support pharmacy teams
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