UK Primary Care Pharmacy Services

Remote Clinical Pharmacy Support for GP Practices and PCNs

Remote Clinical Providers delivers fully managed clinical pharmacist and pharmacy technician services for GP practices, PCNs and primary care organisations — reducing medicines-related workload, supporting QOF-focused medicines optimisation and releasing GP capacity.

Priced below maximum ARRS reimbursement

Covers pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

Fully managed governance
EMIS & SystmOne support
No recruitment fees

NHS DSP Toolkit Compliant

Data security & protection

GDPR Compliant

Data handled to NHS standards

Indemnity Covered

All deployed clinical staff

Professionally Indemnified

Clinical indemnity in place

50+ Practices Across England

GP practices & PCNs supported

UK Primary Care Specialists

GP practices & PCNs

NHS DSP Toolkit Compliant

Data security & protection

GDPR Compliant

Data handled to NHS standards

Indemnity Covered

All deployed clinical staff

Professionally Indemnified

Clinical indemnity in place

50+ Practices Across England

GP practices & PCNs supported

UK Primary Care Specialists

GP practices & PCNs

The Challenge Facing Primary Care

Primary Care Workload Is Rising. Your Clinical Capacity Needs to Keep Up.

GP practices and PCNs are under increasing pressure to deliver clinically urgent same-day access, maintain QOF performance and manage growing volumes of medicines-related work.

Hospital discharge letters, repeat prescription requests, medication queries and long-term condition reviews can quickly consume GP and admin capacity — capacity that is needed elsewhere.

How we help

Built for NHS Primary Care

Governance, Compliance & Clinical Safety

NHS decision makers need confidence that remote clinical services are properly governed. Here is how we deliver that.

Structured Clinical Governance

Every pharmacist we deploy operates within documented protocols, agreed escalation routes and practice-approved SOPs. Nothing is deployed without a written governance agreement in place.

NHS DSP Toolkit Compliant

Our data handling meets NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit standards. We are GDPR compliant and handle all patient-related data in line with NHS information governance requirements.

Professional Indemnity Covered

All clinical staff deployed through RCP hold appropriate professional indemnity. We confirm cover before deployment and maintain oversight throughout the engagement.

What We Deliver

Remote Clinical Pharmacy Services for Primary Care

Tailored remote pharmacy support for every level of NHS primary care — from individual GP practices to Integrated Care Boards.

Repeat Prescription Management & Authorisation
Hospital Discharge Letter Processing
Medication Query & Backlog Clearance
Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs)
High-Risk Medicine Monitoring (e.g. warfarin, lithium, methotrexate)
Long-Term Condition Reviews
Medication Reconciliation Post-Discharge
Polypharmacy Reviews & Deprescribing
Anticoagulation Management Support
QOF Medicines-Related Indicator Support
Prescription Cost Optimisation & Switching
EMIS & SystmOne Workflow Management
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For PCNs

Supporting ARRS-Funded Clinical Pharmacy Capacity

For PCNs, our service is designed to support ARRS-funded clinical pharmacy and pharmacy technician capacity. We help PCN leaders turn workforce funding into practical clinical output, including SMRs, medicines optimisation, long-term condition reviews, prescribing support and medication safety workflows.

We support PCNs with a managed model that reduces recruitment pressure, improves consistency and helps pharmacy roles contribute to access, QOF and DES priorities.

PCN Support Services
Priced below the maximum ARRS reimbursement rate
Supports ARRS-funded pharmacist and pharmacy technician roles
Consistent workflows across multiple member practices
Clinical pharmacist-led Structured Medication Reviews
Long-term condition reviews and medicines optimisation
Medication safety and prescribing support
QOF and DES-aligned activity
Managed onboarding and clinical governance
No direct employment or HR management required

Why Remote Clinical Providers

The Managed Service Difference

We go beyond simple staffing. Our model is built to remove the operational and governance burden from your team.

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Fully Managed Service

We handle recruitment, onboarding, induction training, ongoing professional development, governance, leave cover and performance — so you receive clinical capacity, not another management overhead.

Fully Managed Service

  • Structured induction for every clinician
  • Ongoing CPD and development sessions
  • Leave and absence covered automatically
  • No HR or performance management for you

Primary Care Expertise

Our pharmacists and technicians are focused on GP practice and PCN workflows — including EMIS and SystmOne, repeat prescribing, SMRs and medicines optimisation.

Primary Care Expertise

  • EMIS and SystmOne trained as standard
  • Repeat prescribing and SMR specialists
  • QOF medicines optimisation experience
  • PCN and GP practice workflow knowledge

Governance-Led

Defined protocols, clear escalation pathways, documented workflows and audit trails — built to support safe and auditable remote clinical practice.

Governance-Led

  • GPhC-verified clinical staff
  • Documented escalation pathways
  • Audit trails for every task
  • Compliant with NHS governance standards

Scalable Capacity

Scale your remote pharmacy team up or down as your workload changes, without the cost and delay of direct employment or agency recruitment.

Scalable Capacity

  • Add capacity within 2–4 weeks
  • Scale down without redundancy risk
  • No minimum contract commitment
  • Flex to match seasonal demand

From Initial Call to Live Workflow

A straightforward, structured process to get remote pharmacy support working within your practice or PCN.

We understand your practice, PCN, workload and workforce gap.

Who We Work With

Find the Right Support for Your Organisation

Whether you are a GP practice, PCN, Federation or pharmacy professional, we have a pathway for you.

For GP Practices

Clear prescription queries, discharge letters and medicines workload without increasing GP pressure. Fully managed and clinically governed.

GP Practice Support

For PCNs

Scale ARRS-funded pharmacy capacity across multiple practices with consistent workflows and managed delivery.

PCN Support

For ICBs & System Leaders

Scalable remote pharmacy capacity and medicines governance across commissioned primary care. Structured for system-level delivery.

ICB Services

For Pharmacists & Technicians

Join a specialist remote clinical pharmacy team supporting modern primary care from anywhere in the UK.

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Safety & Governance

No Recruitment Fees. No HR Burden. Fully Managed Governance.

Hiring directly can be time-consuming and operationally demanding. Recruitment, onboarding, performance management, supervision, leave cover, workflow allocation and governance can all fall back onto already stretched practice teams.

Remote Clinical Providers removes much of that burden by providing a fully managed service — with clear workflows, role allocation, governance documentation, escalation processes and operational oversight.

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What's included in our managed service

  • Fully managed onboarding and workflow setup
  • Clear clinical governance and escalation routes
  • Remote working model aligned to your processes
  • EMIS and SystmOne workflow compatibility
  • No recruitment fees or direct employment
  • Reduced HR and operational management burden
  • Scalable pharmacist and pharmacy technician capacity
  • Documented SOPs, audit trails and reporting

Client Feedback

What Our Clients Say

RCP transformed our prescribing capacity almost overnight. We went from firefighting to having clinical cover we could actually rely on.

Dr Sarah M.

GP Partner, Manchester PCN

PCN Client

The onboarding was smoother than any locum arrangement we'd tried. Fully integrated with our EMIS setup within days.

Practice Manager

Lancashire GP Federation

GP Federation Client

As a remote pharmacist, the flexibility and support from RCP is genuinely different. I work across three practices and the coordination is seamless.

Clinical Pharmacist

RCP Network

RCP Clinical Network

References and anonymised case study summaries are available to NHS commissioners on request.

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Need Clinical Pharmacy Capacity Without the Recruitment Burden?

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