Advice on national IT programme offered to pharmacists
UniChem is offering IT advice to pharmacists to help them meet the demands of the Government’s national programme for IT.
The service forms part of an IT Solutions package, available to UniChem
customers through the company’s “Your portfolio” service.
Advice on issues such as upgrading or installing a patient medication
records system, electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) and N3
connectivity, online ordering, electronic invoicing, e-mail and website
hosting will be offered.
Anthony Roberts, IT director at UniChem, said: “IT systems are
integral to the future of pharmacy, enabling pharmacists to facilitate
many of the services required under the new contract. Installing the
right IT system and gaining sufficient IT knowledge is essential to pharmacists’ success
in this new age, and now is the time for them to address their IT requirements.”
Detailed information on how ETP will be rolled out across the country
will be published shortly by NHS Connecting for Health, according
to Lindsay McClure, head of information services at the Pharmaceutical
Services Negotiating Committee.
She added: “Good progress has been made with agreeing the
detail of the new contract IT allowance and we anticipate that
we will be in a position to
publish detailed information on the payment levels and the process for claiming
payment within the next few weeks.”
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