Title: Electronic Prescription Services (EPS) By NHS in England
1Electronic Prescription Services (EPS) By NHS in
England
2What is the role of NHS?
- NHS England is an independent body, at arms
length to the government. Main role of NHS is to
set priorities and direction to improve health
and care outcomes for people in England. - NHS Facts and Stats
- Total health spending in England is approx. 120
billion and is expected to rise by almost 5
billion by 2020, taking inflation into account.
3Latest Action by NHS
- 21st April, 2017 NHS England is announcing that
leading retailers have agreed to voluntarily
reducing sales of sugary drinks to 10 or less of
their total drinks sales within hospitals over
the coming year.
4What is Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)?
Electronic Prescription Service, also known as
EPS for short. This is a service that is provided
by NHS only in ENGLAND. The service allows your
GP to send your prescription (-s) electronically
simply from their computer to your chosen online
pharmacy.
5Stats By EPS in England
6What Benefits EPS Provide?
News on 12thApril 2017 stated - Up to six
million people set to benefit from more clinical
pharmacists in GP surgeries
7Why Nominate Pharmacy Outlet For Your EPS?
8Satisfactory Rate Of Pharmacy Outlet Customers
9How To Subscribe EPS Service?
10How EPS Service Works?
Ideal for repeat/regular prescriptions
Your GP renews prescription sends it
electronically to your nominated pharmacy
Pharmacy Outlet dispenses your medicines
Send it to your chosen address for FREE
EPS Processing Time 2 working days Post
approval, Royal Mails delivery of the medicine
by Pharmacy Outlet is free and fully track-able.
11Electronic Prescription Service FAQs?
- Can Patients Representative Order in Case of
Emergency? - Yes, while registering EPS service at Pharmacy
Outlet you can opt for I am the patient's
representative and fill up asked information of
name and address. This shall help your
representative to order prescribed medication
post uploading prescription. - What security is built into the EPS?
- Prescription information is all submitted
electronically to central part of EPS, which is a
sub-system within Spine. All information which is
transmitted electronically between nominated
online pharmacies is encrypted so it cannot be
understood if intercepted.
12Electronic Prescription Service FAQs?
- How long is prescription data held within the NHS
Care Record Service? - For EPS Release 1 the prescription messages are
held within the EPS only while prescription is
valid. - What information shall be transmitted to the EPS?
- Information that is held within the EPS is same
as written on paper prescriptions, i.e. patient
details including NHS number, prescriber and
prescribed medication information. - Does barcode on E-Prescription contain any
information about the patient? - No. The barcode on the prescription represents a
unique code that helps pharmacist to identify the
prescription in the Electronic Prescription
Service. It does not contain any information
about the patient whatsoever.
13For Electronic Prescriptions, Nominate Now -