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Previously patients could only take an electronic prescription to a nominated pharmacy
EPS pilot allowing dispensing from unnominated pharmacies to expand
A pilot of the electronic prescription service (EPS) Phase 4 has been rolled out in eight GP practices in Greater Manchester, Essex, south-east...
18/12/2018 6
Oral liquid methadone with a packaged dose endorsement will still require a paper prescription
Any pharmacy could now receive a CD script via EPS as pilot goes live
The pilot to enable GP practices to prescribe schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs through the electronic prescription service (EPS) went live on...
05/10/2018 8
Pharmacies in England administered more than 1.3 million vaccinations last season (Credit: PSNC)
All pharmacies set to digitally notify GPs of flu jabs from this year
NHS Digital is working on a “digital solution to transfer flu vaccine information from pharmacies to GP practices”, the project’s clinical lead...
01/06/2018 3
Why NHS Digital needs all pharmacists to become 'e-pharmacists'
At NHS Digital, we believe that digitising the prescribing and distribution of medicines has enormous potential to improve patient care, increase...
30/04/2018 9
Which online companies are most likely to disrupt community pharmacy?
Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa can do many things, including laughing randomly, which is sure to freak people out. Each week, the company sends out...
21/03/2018 6
If the pilot is successful, EPS will be rolled out across urgent care settings nationally
PSNC: All pharmacy staff must prepare for urgent care EPS roll-out
An EPS pilot will take place “for selected users” of Adastra – the clinical software used in “many urgent care settings” –“ shortly”, the...
28/11/2017 13
'Any pharmacy' could receive controlled drug scripts via EPS
The pilot will enable the five practices to prescribe schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs through the electronic prescription service (EPS), NHS...
04/10/2017 3
Mohammed Hussain: Current pharmacy access to SCR is a blunt instrument
SCR version 2 will be less 'clunky', promises NHS Digital
Mohammed Hussain said he could “guarantee” that “version 2.0 [of SCR] will be much better”, enabling pharmacists to do “much more”. Mr Hussain was...
16/05/2017 13
Ash Soni: Why are pharmacists scrutinised more than GP reception staff?
Ash Soni: Focusing on data breaches in pharmacy is 'bit odd'
C+D reported on a study last month by consultancy company Accenture which suggested that personal medical information is "most likely" to be stolen...
15/05/2017 2
Who's afraid of electronic repeat dispensing?
When the NHS introduced an electronic repeat dispensing (eRD) service for primary care in England back in 2009, it hoped to streamline management of...
03/03/2017 16

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