Electronic Prescription Service

Summary

The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) sends electronic prescriptions from GP surgeries to pharmacies. Eventually EPS will remove the need for most paper prescriptions.

Top tasks

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

Information for:

Dispensers
Prescribers
Other NHS staff and implementers

About 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

The benefits of EPS include:

prescribers can process prescriptions more efficiently and spend less time dealing with prescription queries
dispensers can reduce use of paper, have improved stock control, and provide a more efficient service to patients
patients can collect repeat prescriptions from a pharmacy without visiting their GP, and won't have a paper prescription to lose

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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