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 Prescription Service (EPS) as some pharmacies have been waiting more than two years for release one systems. The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) said it had been contacted by pharmacists who had signed up for […]
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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 Manager and Nexphase systems. The communications tool has been designed with feedback from the Cegedim Rx User Group and allows pharmacists to communicate directly with their patients via telephone or SMS text about their medications. […]
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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 to provide recurring funding for the IM&T facilitators who will now be paid for via money provided direct to NHS boards. Previously the funding for IM&T facilitators for dentists and pharmacists were handled centrally. In […]
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Forum set-up for pharmacy IT suppliers
Community pharmacy representatives have set up an IT forum with pharmacy IT suppliers to discuss concerns and possible solutions to IT issues including implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) put together the forum which includes representation from all the pharmacy record system suppliers as well as broadband suppliers and […]
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No GP systems in Fujitsu’s NHS contract
Fujitsu, local service provider for the Southern Programme for IT, is not yet contracted to supply a GP system but £105.9m is to be spent to include such a requirement, the latest National Audit Office report reveals. The NAO investigation into the national NHS IT programme found that the project was running at least four […]
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Cegedim Rx plans telehealth move
Pharmacy systems specialists, Cegedim Rx, has partnered with Telehealth Solutions to integrate self-monitoring devices with their pharmacy systems. Telehealth Solutions provides a self-monitoring system for patients, once interfaced with Cegedim Rx pharmacy systems, the system assists in the monitoring of patient’s medications. Cegedim Rx will be working on a project that will bring integrated testing […]
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One in ten EPS pharmacies scanning all barcodes
Only 11% of pharmacies enabled for the Electronic Prescription Service are scanning every barcode prescription with problems including slow download speeds, the barcodes themselves being too faint to scan and slow log-in times, according to a survey. A total of 365 pharmacies took part in a survey, carried out jointly by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating […]
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Bolton moves to online pharmacy system
Actor Dave Spikey helps launch Bolton’s new robotic dispensing system. The Royal Bolton Hospital, part of the Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, has upgraded its electronic prescribing system to the Ascribe Web Pharmacy system, and invested in a new robotic dispensing system. To be delivered over three months, the system was launched by Phoenix Nights actor and Bolton […]
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EMIS partners with Ireland’s Helix Health
GP system supplier EMIS has announced a joint venture agreement with Helix Health, a key health IT supplier in the Republic of Ireland. The partnership will see the two companies initially become resellers of each others systems, and eventually lead to joint developments from the system suppliers, in order “to enhance mutual market penetration.” The […]
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Pharmacists may get access to patient care records
The government has announced it will investigate how community pharmacy access to the NHS Care Records Service could be achieved. The news comes despite BMA concerns about the impact on patient confidentiality of extending access to an additional professional group working in the commercial sector. The newly-published white paper on community pharmacy, Pharmacy in England: […]
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