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Section 255 Health and Social Care Act 2012: Electronic Prescription Service for NHS Wales 2022

Formal request from NHS Wales for NHS Digital to to provision the existing English Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) to NHS services and organisations in Wales (Relevant Organisations).

Purpose

The purpose of this Request made pursuant to the 2021 Directions, is to provision the existing English Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) to NHS services and organisations in Wales (Relevant Organisations) to enable:

  • prescribers to process prescriptions more efficiently and spend less time dealing with prescription queries
  • dispensers to reduce use of paper, have improved stock control, and provide a more efficient service to patients
  • where appropriate, patients to collect repeat prescriptions from a pharmacy without visiting their GP, and without a paper prescription

As the existing English EPS service is developed and expanded it is anticipated that any additional functionality will be extended to NHS Services and organisations in Wales.



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Last edited: 21 November 2022 10:46 am