Cegedim Rx gets EPS R2 roll out approval
Pharmacy system supplier Cegedim Rx has become the first supplier to receive roll-out approval for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service.
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Driver: EPS R2 is ‘pleasant surprise’
Community pharmacists are likely to be “pleasantly surprised” about the impact of Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service, a leading pharmacy IT system supplier has predicted. Simon Driver, managing director of Cegedim Rx, which supplies 50% of pharmacies in England, said feedback from pharmacies testing EPS R2 functionality was largely positive. He told EHI […]
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Pharmacy Manager ready for EPS R2 in May
Pharmacy system supplier Cegedim Rx hopes to receive final accreditation for roll-out of Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service by the end of next month. However, deployment is being held back by slow progress from GP system suppliers. Cegedim Rx told EHI Primary Care that it hopes to be in a position technically to deploy the […]
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Ten more PCTs given OK on EPS R2
Ten additional primary care trusts are to be given permission to go ahead with release two of the Electronic Prescription Service.
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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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EPS R2 goes live in Leeds
Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service has gone live at its first site in Leeds, NHS Connecting for Health has announced.
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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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