Outages that paralysed GP EPR systems resolved – EMIS
Repeated outages that caused “significant disruption” to GP surgeries across the country on Friday has been resolved, according to a spokesperson for EMIS.
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Community Pharmacy System Innovation Fund opens in Wales today
A new fund has been launched today to help the suppliers of digital community pharmacy systems in Wales deliver an electronic prescription service (EPS).
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Digital leaders to work with GP IT suppliers for ‘safe’ prescribing tools
A lack of safe digital prescribing tools could lead to fatal medication errors “linked to poor design of electronic health records”, a new report found.
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System C buys medicines management specialist WellSky
System C has acquired medicines management specialist Wellsky in a bid to strengthen its EPR offering and compete with US rivals.
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Implementing an ePMA at pace during a global pandemic
John Gwilliam from Wye Valley NHS Trust shares the factors that he feels led to the success of the trust’s ePMA implelmentation.
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Electronic repeat dispensing code saves GPs more than 90,000 hours
When the pandemic hit more GPs were relying on electronic repeat dispensing services to provide patients with up to 12 months of their medication.
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Sixteen NHS trusts receive share of £16m to support digital prescribing
Sixteen NHS trusts are to receive a share of £16m to go towards introducing an electronic prescribing system as part of an initiative launched in 2018.
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Fast Follower Wye Valley NHS Trust goes live with ePMA system
Wye Valley NHS Trust has gone live with a new ePMA system which will improve patient safety for prescribing across its four sites.
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Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust deploys WellSky EPMA
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has gone live with a new electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) system from WellSky.
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Electronic prescribing and medication administration: what to expect and how to succeed?
Get an exclusive insight into what more than 40 electronic prescribing and medication administration (ePMA) key stakeholders, including CCIOs, CNIOs and lead pharmacists, discussed and concluded at the 2019 OPENeP Community day.
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