Scotland issues revised ETP schedule
Scotland has issued a revised timetable for the rollout of its electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) project which it now aims to complete by the end of September next year, six months later than planned. The latest estimates for the rollout of the Scottish ePharmacy Programme predict that all GPs should have access to ETP […]
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Pharmacists may sanction SCR access
Soon patients may be able to sign up for online access to their Summary Care Record from community pharmacy premises. The Pan-Pharmacy NHS IT group, a body set up to ensure engagement between pharmacists and relevant Connecting for Health programmes, heard at its first meeting this month that patients might be able to register for […]
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Scottish pharmacies want emergency records access
Community Pharmacy Scotland, representing the owners of Scotland’s 1200 chemists, has made appropriate access to the Scottish Emergency Care Summary (ECS) part of its manifesto pledges. The organisation has called on the Scottish government to allow community pharmacists to obtain access to the record, when appropriate, as part of their latest manifesto document which lays […]
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Independent pharmacies face NCRS risk
Independent local pharmacies could disappear if the NHS fails to deliver community pharmacy access to the NHS Care Records Service, according to a report from London University’s School of Pharmacy. The report Delivering Faster Access to Better Care, written by Professor David Taylor and Dr Jennifer Newbould, argues that it would be in the public’s […]
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Community pharmacists to get NHSmail
Community pharmacists in England are to get access to NHSmail for the first time from the beginning of 2008. Until now the 10,000 community pharmacists in England have not been able to use NHSmail to securely exchange data with NHS colleagues by email, though it has been available to their counterparts in NHS Scotland. C&W, […]
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Cegedim Rx pharmacy users get Spinal Tap
Integration specialist Quicksilva has announced that Cegedim Rx has installed its Spinal Tap software to enable pharmacies to communicate with the NHS Spine for the Electronic Prescriptions Service (EPS) project. Quicksilva says Spinal Tap will be hosted centrally and manage all upgrades which it says will reduce the amount of time and resources pharmacies spend […]
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BNF for mobile devices launched
Britain’s best-known medicines guide, the British National Formulary, is now available especially configured to be used on a range of mobile devices including BlackBerrys and Apple’s new iPhone. The BNF aims to provide prescribers, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals with essential information on the selection of safe and effective medicines for individual patients. It is […]
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Pharmacists urged to check NHS Choices data
Pharmacy representatives have advised pharmacists to check that information about their pharmacies on the NHS Choices website is correct or risk losing out when release two of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) begins later this year. The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has told community pharmacists to verify the information on NHS Choices, in particular […]
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Lloyds Pharmacy IT system integrates Multilex DDF
First DataBank Europe (FDBE) has successfully integrated its Multilex Drug Data File (Multilex DDF) into Lloyds community pharmacy chain’s new dispensing system, Complete Medication and Medication Support System (CoMPaSS). CoMPaSS is designed to streamline the 110m prescriptions dispensed by Lloyds every year. The system was first piloted in Wales last year and has since been […]
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Prepare for EPS or face losses, pharmacists warned
A community pharmacy body is warning pharmacists that they face a significant risk to their businesses if they fail to get prepared for the electronic prescription service (EPS). The National Pharmacy Association (NPA), which represents more than 6,000 pharmacy owners, says many of its members do not yet have capability for release one of the […]
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