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It makes the prescribing and dispensing process easier and more convenient.

Electronic Prescription Service. EPS enables prescriptions to be sent electronically from the GP to the dispenser of the patient’s choice. It makes the prescribing and dispensing process easier and more convenient. www.hscic.gov.uk/ epsgp . @EPSnhs.

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It makes the prescribing and dispensing process easier and more convenient.

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  1. Electronic Prescription Service EPS enables prescriptions to be sent electronically from the GP to the dispenser of the patient’s choice. It makes the prescribing and dispensing process easier and more convenient. www.hscic.gov.uk/epsgp @EPSnhs

  2. EPS could save GP practices £11,000 per year.

  3. What’s in it for you and your practice? • Makes me efficient! • Less printing • More efficient prescribing/signing • Electronic repeat dispensing • Less wastage • No need to sort and file prescriptions • Less traffic at the main desk

  4. What’s in it for you and your practice? • Fewer phone calls from patients asking for meds • Cannot lose the prescription • No hanging around outside consulting rooms for a signature/lost prescription • No sticky notes • Cost saving, printing, phone calls, less wasted time

  5. What’s in it for you and your practice? • Better clinical safety • Write a message for patient and/or pharmacist • Make more use of telephone consultations • Electronic cancellation means more control of medication regime

  6. Midlands and East North South London www.hscic.gov.uk/epsmaps

  7. GP Pharmacy DACs Latest statistics Average use in live sites Nominations xx (xx%) xx (xx%) xx (xx%) Latest statistics www.hscic.gov.uk/epsstats Latest statistics www.hscic.gov.uk/epsstats xx xx% xx

  8. “EPS is already saving our receptionists' time as they now have very few paper scripts to file for patients to collect. Checking a patient's medical record whilst signing prescriptions is a cinch with EPS and so should help with patient safety.” Dr John Priestman, GP Huddersfield

  9. How to get EPS – your options  Arrange for a Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) or Health Informatics Service (HIS) to manage the go live Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) can manage the go live GP practice can manage their own go live  

  10. Next steps • Visit the EPS website and download: • Summary info sheet • Standard Deployment Model • Nomination guidance • Go live checklist • Patient communication www.hscic.gov.uk/epsgp

  11. Join the EPS community!

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