Electronic prescribing

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.…

Every GP surgery in London now using the Electronic Prescription Service

The Electronic Prescription Service is now live in all 1,311 eligible GP practices in London, NHS Digital has announced.…

Google searches for online prescription services have doubled

Internet search activity for online GP and prescription services in the UK has increased.…

Electronic prescribing to be rolled out across urgent care settings in England

Electronic prescriptions will be introduced in all urgent care settings in England, including NHS 111 and other out-of-hours services, NHS Digital has announced.…

Urgent care services pilot use of electronic prescription service

NHS Digital has launched the electronic prescription service in a number of urgent care services in London…