Embrace EPS changes
Pharmacists setting up the systems that will enable them to provide an electronic prescription service should “embrace the changes”, according to Andrew Murphy, of Co-operative pharmacy in Keighley, West Yorkshire, who has been involved in early implementation of the service.
In an interview published on the NHS Connecting for Health website, he
said: “The introduction of the electronic prescription service
caused minimal disruption to my working life. Some computer upgrades
were required, and then some minimal training into the background of
the electronic prescription service, and then we went live.
“The advice that I would give to anyone embarking on the electronic
prescription service is to embrace the changes. You’ll soon see
the benefits, and you won’t want to
return.”
Mr Murphy went on to highlight some of these benefits. “I’ve
seen a reduction in dispensing incidents,” he said. He attributed
this to the fact that data are no longer copied from the prescription
by the dispensing assistant. “I am running a smoother, safer pharmacy.
The advantages to us once it’s fully rolled out are that we should
be able to plan our working life better.”
He added that he was looking forward to the time when patients would
be able to nominate a pharmacy that they want to use.
N3 connection A
list of providers of N3 network connection has been published on
the NHS Connecting for Health
website.
The list indicates whether the type of network connection provided
is approved by NHS CfH
and whether a gateway (hardware that allows secure connection between
the provider and the N3 network) has been ordered and implemented.
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