Essential information for pharmacy and medicines professionals

Updates for pharmacy and medicines professionals in health and care.

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Additional information for pharmacy and medicines professionals - February 2024

7 February 2024: Help us improve the NHS App, NHS website and NHS e-Referral Service, and find out about the new NHS App 'Tap the App' campaign.

Digital prescriptions in the NHS App

26 January 2024: From 30 January, patients can use the NHS App to view all their prescription details, order repeat prescriptions and generate a barcode for medication collection.

Redesign of the NHS App

1 December 2023: Find out about how we're making the app more intuitive and simpler for patients to use.

Closure of the COVID Pass service

1 December 2023: The COVID Pass service is closing on Monday 4 December. Find out more.

New materials to help you promote the NHS App to your patients

16 August 2023: Print and digital materials are available to download and use in your pharmacy.

Additional information for pharmacy and digital medicines professionals - July 2023

25 July 2023: Find out about the closure of the Summary Care Record Application and more.

Additional information for pharmacy and digital medicines professionals - May 2023

2 May 2023: Use NHS Service Finder to find bank holiday opening hours and help us understand your referral processes.

For information: National services to help this Easter

31 March 2023: Use the NHS App to order repeat prescriptions and NHS Service Finder to find bank holiday opening hours.

For action: Changes to how referrals to the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service are received

22 March 2023: From 28 March, some community pharmacies will receive referrals into NHSmail instead of PharmOutcomes.

For action: Easter bank holiday hours in NHS Profile Manager

22 March 2023: Update your Easter bank holiday hours by 31 March 2023.

For information: Changes to dm+d and SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension

2 February 2023: Changes to dm+d and SNOMED CT Drug Extension are being made to reduce the potential for clinical errors across NHS clinical IT systems

For information: Help improve the Electronic Prescription Service

17 November 2022: Please spare some time to help us make improvements to the Electronic Prescriptions Service.

For information: New patient referrals from 111 online

17 November 2022: Online NHS 111 referrals to CPCS can now be made for minor illness and urgent medicine supply.

e-Learning: New Microsoft 365 online tutorials now available

21 September 2022: A series of 5 minute sessions are now available for NHS staff

For action: GP Connect and Summary Care Record – a reminder

21 September 2022: Temporary changes made to GP Connect and Summary Care Record (SCR) have continued in place beyond the end of the Control of Patient Information (COPI) Notice.  

e-Learning: Essentials of digital clinical safety

21 September 2022: Employees in health and social care can access this free 30-minute course