NPA ‘cannot support’ EPS R2
The National Pharmacy Association has said it cannot support the roll-out of Release 2 of the Elevctronic Prescription Service. The NPA, the trade body which represent more than 6,000 community pharmacies, said it has “significant concerns” about how EPS R2 will work in community pharmacies. Ian Facer, chairman of the NPA, said the roll-out of EPS […]
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More EPS R2 sites being planned
More sites are due to go live with Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service over the next few weeks, according to NHS Connecting for Health. A spokesperson for CfH told EHI Primary Care that the Department of Health is in discussion with Leeds, Nottinghamshire County and North East Lincolnshire primary care trusts and expects to […]
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Rx Systems accredited for EPS R2
Pharmacy software supplier Rx Systems has become the second pharmacy supplier to achieve technical accreditation for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service. The company’s ProScript dispensary management system will now be tested with TPP’s SystmOne – the only GP system to be accredited for R2 – at Burrows and Close Pharmacy in Kimberley, Nottingham. […]
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NHS North East Essex prepares for EPS R2
NHS North East Essex is preparing patients for the go-live of Release 2 of the national Electronic Prescription Service. Pharmacies have started to invite patients to nominate the pharmacy at which they would like to receive their prescription. NHS North East Essex expects to dispense its first electronic prescriptions from April 2010. Pharmacies in its […]
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NHS Number exemptions expected
Community pharmacists and other groups of NHS workers will be made exempt from the national requirement to use the NHS Number from next month because they cannot trace or store NHS Numbers. The National Patient Safety Agency is expected to publish an official statement confirming that healthcare providers including community pharmacists, community nurses, dentists, optometrists […]
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Safety testing imminent at EPS R2 pilot
Testing has started ahead of the first pilot for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service, following accreditation of Cegedim Rx’s Pharmacy Manager system. TPP’s SystmOne has already been accredited for EPS R2, and the accreditation of Pharmacy Manager means preparatory work for the pilot site can now go ahead. Cegedim RX told EHI Primary […]
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Hope: first EPS R2 site this summer
The first early adopter site for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service is expected to begin this summer, according to the Department of Health. Care services minister Phil Hope told MPs in response to a parliamentary question that one GP system and one pharmacy system are completing the final stages of clinical safety testing. […]
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Guidance on EPS R2 released
NHS Connecting for Health has published detailed guidance on release two of the Electronic Prescription Service. The 70 page document provides information on how each of the business processes involved in release two will work. This includes nomination, electronic cancellation of prescriptions, use of prescription and dispensing tokens, electronic repeat dispensing and electronic submission of […]
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