Electronic prescribing

Electronic prescribing and medication administration in hospital could be linked to error increases, study finds

Hospital electronic prescribing and medication administration may be linked with an overall increase in medication errors, a study published in BMC Health Services Research  has found.…

Community pharmacy vital to deploying ‘Big Data’ and artificial intelligence in practice, says PGEU

The Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union says community pharmacy could use new technologies to dedicate more working time to providing patient care, use patient data to provide a more personalised healthcare service and utilise mobile health tools to identify at-risk patients.…

The GP pharmacists leading a life-saving medicines safety project

A major initiative by pharmacists to reduce risky medicines use in the community will be rolled out across the country after it was found to reduce serious adverse events.…

NHS rolls out digital prescription prepayment certificates following successful pilot

Patients are now able to apply online for an instant digital prescription prepayment certificate following a successful national pilot.…

Electronic prescribing could have halted Gosport tragedy, RPS report says

The inappropriate use of opioid drugs, which was at the heart of the Gosport War Memorial Hospital scandal, could have been identified sooner if electronic prescribing had been in place.…

The Carter review: how are hospitals measuring up?

Two years on from Lord Carter’s 2016 review of hospital efficiency, The Pharmaceutical Journal looks at the progress pharmacy departments in England are making towards meeting his challenging targets.…

More than 25,000 patients sign up to Well’s online prescription service in six months

Well Pharmacy has exceeded its targeted number of patients signing up to its online NHS prescription service by more than 3,000, The Pharmaceutical Journal has been told.…

Impact of including clinical indications on inpatient prescriptions

The appropriate use of medicines is dependant on the accurate use of clinical indications on inpatient paper and electronic prescriptions. This mixed-methods study involving semi-structured interviews with 64 chief pharmacists, 11 focus groups from three NHS trusts and a medical documentation r…

NHS pilot to digitally check free prescription eligibility delayed due to FMD

A pilot scheme enabling pharmacists to check patient entitlement to free NHS prescriptions has been delayed by three months, NHS Digital has confirmed.…

All patients to have their prescriptions processed electronically under EPS pilot extension

Patients are now able to have their prescriptions processed electronically by any pharmacy in England under the latest electronic prescription service pilot.…