Electronic prescribing

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…

Pharmacists ask for improvements to electronic prescription service

High-priority prescriptions, the ability to manage patient’s requests for the one-off use of a pharmacy, and automatic downloads of prescriptions are enhancements to the electronic prescription service pharmacy would like to see …

Electronic prescription service saves pharmacies time and money, audit finds

The electronic prescription service has saved pharmacies £60m over the past three years according to an audit by NHS Digital.…

Pilot of EPS controlled drugs prescribing due to begin

A pilot of prescribing schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs using the electronic prescription service (EPS) is beginning soon, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has said.…

Electronic prescriptions can improve patient experience, study finds

The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is “saving time and improving the patient experience” according to a study by auditors PwC.…

Hunt announces proposals to reduce medication and prescribing errors

A new government initiative to reduce medication and prescribing errors in England is due to be launched “in the next few months”, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.…

NHS report promises ‘over 1,300’ pharmacists in GP surgeries by 2019

More than 800 additional clinical pharmacists could be working in GP surgeries within the next two years, according to plans announced on 31 March 2017 by Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England.…