The Daffodil Standards for pharmacies

You can register now on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's website  .

Once you're signed up, you'll receive a welcome pack introducing you to the Standards. Your Daffodil Standards welcome pack includes notebooks, pens, posters and leaflets for you and your team. 

You'll also receive our Daffodil sticker to display in the front window of your pharmacy. 

The Daffodil Standards, below, are based on the work completed by the Royal College of General Practitioners.

The Standards have been adapted for community pharmacy teams and individual/locum pharmacists. They align with the eight standards used in general practice, but reflect the way that pharmacies work. 

1. Professional and competent staff
2. Early identification
3. Carer Support – before and after death
4. Seamless, planned, coordinated care
5. Assessment of unique needs of the patient
6. Quality care during the last days of life
7. Care after death
8. General Practice being hubs within Compassionate Communities

The Standards can be used at your own pace. By adopting the Standards, pharmacies commit to making improvements in at least three of eight core aspects of care each year, with the aim of having reviewed all of them after three years.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society created the Daffodil Standards in partnership with Marie Curie, in alignment with the Daffodil Standards for GP practices. 

Experienced pharmacists and healthcare professionals helped to develop the Standards, making sure they fit into the work you're already doing, rather than adding to your workload.