Pharmacy First Consultation

Download CSV Download definition

Codelist metadata

Coding system

SNOMED CT

Coding system release

39.5.0

Organisation

OpenSAFELY

Codelist ID

opensafely/pharmacy-first-consultation

Version ID

71687df2

Versions

  1. 71687df2 Created: 11 Mar 2025 at 16:11

About

Description

This codelists includes codes that can identify where a consultation has occurred in a community pharmacy under the Pharmacy First service. The codelist is intended to be used in conjunction with other codelists identifying Pharmacy First clinical pathways conditions and medications.

It is designed for sensitivity - we want to identify all likely Pharmacy First consultations.

Methodology

We reviewed the GP Connect: Update Record documentation which details the SNOMED CT clinical codes recorded and transferred into GP electronic healthcare records for codes identifying an appropriate Pharmacy First consultation.

We also search for SNOMED CT codes containing the phrase "Pharmacy First".

Inclusion criteria for codes

  • Codes identified from GP Connect: Update Record documentation and example used for Pharmacy First
  • Codes reflecting Pharmacy First consultation

Exclusion criteria for codes

  • Codes reflecting referral, signposting etc.
  • Codes from GP Connect: Update Record for contraception, blood pressure, or urgent supply of prescription items.
  • Inactive codes.

References

Signed off by

  • Chris Wood, (March 11, 2025)
  • Andrew Brown, (March 11, 2025)

Codelists are developed by a broad community of users for individual study purposes, which may or may not meet the needs of other studies. They should not be thought of as universal definitions of a particular condition.

We don't offer any guarantees about what they do or don't identify. Users should carefully check that any codelist meets their needs, and seek clinical input where appropriate.

code term
1577041000000109 Community Pharmacist Consultation Service for minor illness
2129921000000100 Community Pharmacy Pharmacy First Service
983341000000102 Pharmacy First service

Codes not in the full codelist are in faint grey.

This page shows the search terms that were used to build the codelist. Concepts that match the search terms, but which were excluded, are in faint grey.

pharmacy first

Included 2 out of 6 matching concepts.

Show matching concepts
  • Community Pharmacy Pharmacy First Service (2129921000000100)
  • Pharmacy First service (983341000000102)
  • Pharmacy first service (983351000000104)
  • Referral to Community Pharmacy Pharmacy First Service (2140231000000104)
  • Referral to Community Pharmacy Pharmacy First Service declined (2140341000000101)
  • Signposting to Community Pharmacy Pharmacy First Service (2140291000000103)

code: 1577041000000109

Included 1 out of 1 matching concepts.

Show matching concepts
  • Community Pharmacist Consultation Service for minor illness (1577041000000109)