EPS enables prescriptions to be sent electronically from the GP to the dispenser of the patient’s choice.

It makes the prescribing and dispensing process easier and more convenient.

Electronic Prescription Service

www.hscic.gov.uk/epsgp@EPSnhs

EPS could save GP practices £11,000 per year.

What’s in it for you and your practice?

Makes me efficient!

Less printing

More efficient prescribing/signing

Electronic repeat dispensing

Less wastage

No need to sort and file prescriptions

Less traffic at the main desk

Fewer phone calls from patients asking

for meds

Cannot lose the prescription

No hanging around outside consulting

rooms for a signature/lost prescription

No sticky notes

Cost saving, printing, phone calls, less

wasted time

What’s in it for you and your practice?

Better clinical safety

Write a message for patient and/or

pharmacist

Make more use of telephone

consultations

Electronic cancellation means more

control of medication regime

What’s in it for you and your practice?

Midlands and East

London

North

Southwww.hscic.gov.uk/epsmaps

Latest statistics

GP Pharmacy DACs

xx(xx%)

xx(xx%)

xx (xx%)

Average use in live sites

xx% xxxx

Nominations

Latest statistics www.hscic.gov.uk/epsstats

Latest statistics www.hscic.gov.uk/epsstats

“EPS is already saving our receptionists' time as they now have

very few paper scripts to file for patients to collect. Checking a

patient's medical record whilst signing prescriptions is a cinch with EPS and so should help with

patient safety.”

Dr John Priestman, GP Huddersfield

How to get EPS – your options

Arrange for a Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) or Health Informatics Service (HIS) to manage the go live

Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) can manage the go live

GP practice can manage their own go live

www.hscic.gov.uk/epsgp

Visit the EPS website and download:

Summary info sheet

Standard Deployment Model

Nomination guidance

Go live checklist

Patient communication

Next steps