The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7499 p504
26 April 2008

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Electronic prescribing

Connecting for Health is not ready for roll-out

From Mr A. Phillips, MRPharmS

On 19 March 2008, we had a hardware failure on our patient medication records system. This was repaired and the software reinstalled within 48 hours.

Since then we have been awaiting the issue of a digital certificate from Connecting for Health, which will allow us to repair our connection with the NHS spine. This is an inconvenience because we cannot scan electronic prescription service prescriptions. Were we in stage 2 or beyond this would be a catastrophe for our business and customers.

Thus I suggest that, although the EPS systems may be ready for a national roll-out to Stage 2, CfH may not be and until it can get the systems in order any further roll-out should be put on hold.

Alun Phillips
Phillips Chemist, Liverpool

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