The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) sends electronic prescriptions from GP surgeries to pharmacies. Eventually EPS will remove the need for most paper prescriptions.
Phase 4 – pilot for the next phase of EPS, which will see almost all prescriptions processed electronically, even for patients without a nominated dispenser
Controlled drugs (CDs) - pilot for prescribing and dispensing CDs with EPS
EPS Prescription Tracker - if you work at a prescribing or dispensing site, use this tracker to check the status of a prescription (N3 connection needed)
Statistics and progress - find out usage statistics and our latest deployment figures
EPS allows prescribers to send prescriptions electronically to a dispenser (such as a pharmacy) of the patient's choice. This makes the prescribing and dispensing process more efficient and convenient for patients and staff.
The benefits of EPS are that:
Find out about the benefits of EPS for prescribers and dispensers.
If you're a patient, you can find more about electronic prescriptions on the NHS.UK website.
The data used to develop the EPS benefits estimator was collected when EPS prescriptions were generated by prescribers in GP practices only. EPS is now used in additional care settings, such as integrated urgent care.
Because the processes for generating and dispensing integrated urgent care prescriptions can be different, the EPS benefits estimator is no longer available as a direct resource on our website.
Please contact your local NHS Digital implementation and business change team to understand the benefits for your care settings - epsimplementation@nhs.net
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Electronic Prescription Service
Email: enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk
The EPS Prescription Tracker allows staff working at prescribing and dispensing sites to check the status of a prescription.
Find out about using the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), along with information about smartcards and advice on implementing the service.
Find out about using the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), along with information about smartcards and advice on implementing the service.
Advice for dispensing doctors that use the EMIS Web prescribing system.
The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) allows prescribers in integrated urgent care settings to send electronic prescriptions to community pharmacies, removing the need for paper prescriptions.
If you're a prescriber, find out about electronic repeat dispensing and how you could benefit from using it.
Read the latest statistics, GP planned go-lives and more.
If you're a dispenser, find out about electronic repeat dispensing and how you could benefit from using it.
Find out how to explain electronic repeat dispensing (eRD) to patients. This information can be used in letters, leaflets and your own websites.
Find guidance about the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), along with resources related to switching on and implementing the service.
Details of the outcome of an independent review of the costs, systems and usage of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in community pharmacy, which was conducted by PwC are now available.
Access a toolkit developed by NHS Digital to help local Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) leads plan and deliver EPS Utilisation Workshops in your area.
We're responsible for recording data related to the deployment of systems and services across health and social care systems in England. On this page you'll find links to management information dashboards containing this data.
Find out about the pilot for prescribing Schedule 2 & 3 Controlled Drugs using the Electronic Prescription Service, and what this means for prescribers and dispensers.
