What are the consultations worth?
Enter the consultations you complete in a month and see the income, the threshold position and what a handful more would be worth. Check the current fee and threshold against the NHS England specification before you rely on it.
Free, no sign-up, and no sales call.
Your consultation numbers
Set the fee to whatever you currently receive per completed consultation — rates change, so use yours.
Get the action plan for filling those slots
We’ll send the practical playbook — the page, the profile changes and the counter lines that actually put Pharmacy First consultations in the diary.
How it works
The Pharmacy First calculator estimates the consultation income a community pharmacy in England earns from the Pharmacy First service, given how many consultations it completes a month, and shows how that changes as the number rises. It is a way of seeing what promotion — a service page, a Google Business Profile listing, a counter conversation — is worth in money.
How the calculation works
Consultations per month × the consultation fee gives the monthly figure. Pharmacy First also carries a monthly fixed payment that depends on meeting a minimum number of clinical pathway consultations, and the threshold has changed more than once since launch; the calculator uses the fee and threshold values shown on the page, which should be checked against the current NHS England service specification and Drug Tariff before you rely on them.
Assumptions to check
- Fees and thresholds are set nationally and change; treat the figures as an estimate and confirm the current values.
- Only clinical pathway consultations count towards the threshold; minor illness and urgent supply referrals are paid separately.
- Distance-selling pharmacies cannot provide the earache pathway and have other restrictions.
How to read the result
If you are below the threshold, the fixed payment is the first thing to secure and a few more consultations a month usually does it. If you are above it, each additional consultation is marginal income with the pharmacist’s time as the main cost. The guide to promoting Pharmacy First covers how to get patients to know you offer it, and a booking form with eligibility questions on your site is the easiest way to capture them.
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