E-Prescribing

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Safer Prescribing in the UK

Medicines optimisation – ensuring the right patient gets the right drug for them, at the best possible value – is
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Online doctor solution for pharmacies

Index Medical Ltd is an established CQC registered online clinic offering prescription services for community pharmacy and mail order pharmacies.
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Lincolnshire Partnership NHS FT signs five-year e-prescribing deal

Dr Sue Elcock, the trust's medical director, told Digital Health News that would begin piloting would begin piloting Civica's system
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New GP contract promises £10m e-referrals investment

A new agreed GP contract for 2018/19 has ensured extra £10m will be spent on implementation of the NHS electronic referrals
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PRSB chair backs calls for accelerated roll out of e-prescribing

Professor Maureen Baker, the chair of the Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB), has endorsed renewed efforts to increase the use
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Jeremy Hunt promises £75m for e-prescribing acceleration

A report by Department of Health and Social Care has recommended the roll-out of e-prescribing systems in NHS hospitals needs
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Electronic prescribing service piloted in urgent care in London

A pilot use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in selected integrated urgent care settings has been launched, NHS Digital
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Plymouth to be NHS first on open e-prescribing

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first NHS trust to begin implementation of an open source, open standards-based electronic
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Use AI and simplify data access, says government-commissioned report

The use of artificial intelligence in UK healthcare should be increased, e-prescribing made mandatory, and researcher access to national datasets
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Special report: E-prescribing

The benefits of e-prescribing have long been emphasised, and uptake is increasing – albeit very slowly. The next step: harnessing
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