Chronic Medication Service launches
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has launched the country’s Chronic Medication Service, which aims to set up shared care records between GPs and pharmacists by the end of the year.
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Scotland’s CMS to go national in April
Scotland has published a framework for its Chronic Medication Service which it plans roll-out nationally in April 2010.
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Scotland delivers e-prescription service
Scotland has announced that it has become the first country in the UK to deliver an electronic prescription service, with more than 90% of prescriptions now submitted electronically. Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon said the electronic Acute Medication Service (eAMS) was the first national system of its kind to go live anywhere in the UK […]
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Data payments announced for Scottish pharmacists
Community pharmacists in Scotland are to receive payments for ensuring the data quality of their patient records ahead of the introduction of electronic transfer of prescriptions. The Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) has released details of phase one of the Contract Preparation Payments (CPP) which focuses on ensuring patient medication records are accurate and up-to-date. […]
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Scottish pharmacists receive extra IT funding
Pharmacists in Scotland are to receive £500 in the latest round of IT funding to prepare for the launch of their new contract in April 2006. The Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) has announced that every pharmacy contractor will receive £500 towards the cost of installing software to run an electronic minor ailment service. It will […]
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Software for Scottish minor ailments service launched
Software to support the first phase of Scotland’s e-pharmacy plans has begun to be used by a pharmacy to run its minor ailments service. Cegedim Rx is the first of the pharmacy system suppliers to release electronic minor ailments service (e-MAS) software which it is planned will eventually be used by all pharmacies across Scotland. […]
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