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Messaging service
Pharmacy electronic trading for secondary care comes of age
From Mr T. Garlick
As previously reported, from 1 October, the Pharmacy Messaging Service
will cease to be an NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) initiative
and become a commercial offering by GHX UK (formerly TecSol).
This service will be complementary to the existing front end solutions,
Powergate and Medecator, which already facilitate e-commerce between hospital
pharmacies and their suppliers. Both these solutions act as the entry point
to e-commerce for hospital pharmacy, while the PMS will independently focus
on supplier engagement.
The PMS has completed a full pilot programme and has received support from
the PASA, the British Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers members
and from pharmaceutical suppliers. As a result of discussions supported
by all BAPW members, it has been agreed that the PMS will no longer be
a chargeable service to NHS hospital pharmacies and the PMS has been defined
as the preferred solution for electronic trading with hospital pharmacy.
This development will have a positive impact on e-commerce for hospital
pharmacies and their suppliers, by minimising the costs associated with
e-commerce and enabling more trusts to enjoy its proven benefits.
This in turn will benefit suppliers wishing to trade electronically with
NHS Pharmacy.
Tony Garlick
Technical Director
British Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers |
The
Pharmaceutical Journal