Bury tops EPS usage
NHS Bury Clinical Commissioning Group has deployed the Electronic Prescription Service Release 2 to all of its practices and has the best usage figures in the country.
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GPs and pharmacists connect
GPs and pharmacists are communicating directly with each other in a London pilot using Emis and Rx Systems software.
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Primary care contractor IT plans out
The NHS Commissioning Board will commission access to national IT services for primary care contractors; who will be responsible for implementation and training.
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33 PCTs get EPS R2 approval
A further 33 primary care trusts have been approved to roll-out Release 2 of the Electronic Prescriptions Service.
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Pharmacy Voice urges caution on EPS R2
Pharmacy Voice has called on the Department of Health to “exercise caution” in the roll out of Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service in England.
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EPS R2 benefits NHS but not GPs – report
The Department of Health has restarted the process for primary care trusts to be able to deploy the second release of the Electronic Prescription Service; but a new report says there are few incentives for GPs to adopt it.
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Pace picks up on EPS R2
INPS has rolled out the Electronic Prescription Service Release 2 to 125 practices, and the Department of Health is looking at re-instating the EPS R2 authorisation process.
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What did NPfIT ever do for GPs?
Many of the national projects developed by the National Programme for IT in the NHS relied on the buy-in and support of GPs. Rebecca Todd investigates their fate and their future.
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Just 110 practices live with EPS2
The roll-out of the electronic prescription service Release 2 to GP practices continues to lag with just 110 practices live with the system, 20 months after the first deployment.
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PCTs urged to prevent abuse of EPS R2
Primary care trusts must take steps to ensure there is no abuse of the system of nomination of pharmacies under Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service, the Department of Health has said.
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