The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) sends electronic prescriptions from GP surgeries to pharmacies. Eventually EPS will remove the need for most paper prescriptions.
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
Controlled drugs (CDs) - current plans for prescribing and dispensing CDs with EPS
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 include:
Use the new EPS benefits estimator to find out how you could benefit from using EPS.
If you're a patient, you can find more about electronic prescriptions on the NHS Choices website.
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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.
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.
Read the latest statistics, GP planned go-lives and more.
If you're a prescriber, find out about electronic repeat dispensing and how you could benefit from using it.
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.
Learn more about the future of the EPS, and what this will mean for prescribers and dispensers.
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.
