Hypertension Case Finding Service

Service spec updated

NHS England has published an updated version of the Hypertension Case-Finding Service (HCFS) specification.

This revised version has been agreed by Community Pharmacy England and it contains a number of changes to the service requirements which were agreed as part of the 2025/26 CPCF negotiations.

Read the service specification

The changes to the service, come into effect on Thursday 3rd September 2026, providing pharmacy owners with four weeks’ notice of the changes to the service.

Read CPE’s new story announcing the publication

Briefing 016/26: Changes to Hypertension Case-Finding Service specification (August 2026)
This Community Pharmacy England Briefing highlights the main changes to the service announced in August 2026. However, it is important that all pharmacy owners and Responsible Pharmacists (who will be providing clinical supervision for the service) do also read the revised service specification.

Community Pharmacy England Briefing for pharmacy teams on the service (August 2026)