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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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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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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Encouraging results from 2D barcoded scripts in Wales
A community pharmacy and GP practice in west Wales are testing the use of 2D barcoded prescriptions for use in the electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP). The Welsh Community Pharmacy IM&T Programme, which has been running the trial since April, says early results have been very encouraging. The ETP programme in Wales, known as 2DRx, […]
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MPs call for pharmacists to have access to CRS
Pharmacists in primary and secondary care must be given read-write access to the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS), according to a report from MPs. The All-Party Pharmacy Group’s (APPG) report on the Future of Pharmacy argues that pharmacy needs access to the NCRS to realise its potential as a health service provider and criticises Connecting […]
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First EPS release two trusts announced
Five primary care trusts will go live with release two of the Electronic Prescription Service from October, NHS Connecting for Health has announced. Berkshire East, Leicestershire County and Rutland, Liverpool, Southwark and Sunderland PCTs have been chosen as initial implementers for release two which will enable prescribers to sign prescriptions electronically and enable patients to […]
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