Pharmacy

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13 October 2008

Guidance aims to boost use of EPS release one

Pharmacy bodies and Connecting for Health have teamed up to issue new guidance for pharmacists on release one of the
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16 September 2008

First EPS release two site due next month

The first early adopter site for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service is expected to go live in the next
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19 August 2008

Half of Scottish prescriptions sent electronically

Over half of all NHS prescriptions issued in Scotland are now sent electronically, latest figures show. Since the start of
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18 August 2008

DH gives go-ahead for EPS Release 2

A regulatory impact assessment has given the green light to the next stage of the Electronic Prescriptions Service – one
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31 July 2008

London pharmacies use SMS for stop smoking drive

Pharmacies in London are to use text messaging to launch a smoking cessation campaign and offer customers support to kick
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23 July 2008

New EPS clinical director appointed

Dr Manpreet Pujara, one of Connecting for Health’s national GP clinical leads, has been appointed as clinical director for the
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15 July 2008

DH group to look at wider NHS CRS access

The Department of Health has convened a group to look at widening access to the NHS Care Records Service including
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10 June 2008

Caution urged on EPS release two contracts

Community pharmacists have been warned to take care when signing contracts for systems to support release two of the Electronic
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30 May 2008

Cegedim Rx launches patient txt messaging

Pharmacy systems supplier, Cegedim Rx are to launch a new patient messaging system called Message Dynamics as part of Pharmacy
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28 May 2008

Scotland provides long-term funding for IT support staff

Scotland has announced long-term funding for IM&T facilitators to work with GPs, pharmacists and dentists. The Scottish government has agreed
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