Pharmacists

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18 May 2005

Pharmacy IT award nominations now open

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists have opened nominations for their 2006 annual award for innovative use of information technology within
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16 May 2005

Data quality vital to electronic transfer of prescriptions

Keighley, the first pilot site for electronic transfer of prescriptions (ETP), has found that before new national systems can be
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14 March 2005

MPs call for block on ETP ‘nomination’ plans

A cross-party group of MPs has backed calls for prescribers to be prevented from nominating pharmacies when electronic transmission of
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1 March 2005

MPs told ETP plans may jeopardise patient choice

Pharmacist representatives have told MPs that plans to allow GPs and other prescribers to nominate a patient’s pharmacy for electronic
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28 February 2005

First ETP pilot goes live under the national programme

Ling House Medical Centre and Co-operative Group Pharmacy in Keighley, West Yorkshire, have become the sites to use Electronic Transmission
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16 August 2004

New alliance could be US e-prescribing’s cup of tea

A group of IT companies involved in providing healthcare solutions have started up Café Rx, an open alliance devoted to
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6 November 2002

IT Award for Pharmacists Launched

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP), in association with First DataBank Europe have announced the launch of the First DataBank
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