Delivering England’s electronic Prescriptions Service
In this introduction to the shaping and rollout of the National
Prescriptions Service, Tim Donohoe outlines its development and
current progress towards full implementation.
ABSTRACT
The present phase in the development of the electronic transmission of
prescriptions (ETP) in England began soon after the initiation of the
National Programme for IT in the NHS in late 2002. It builds on work done in
trials during 2001–03 by three piloting consortia, and an implementation
plan has now been determined.
During the transition to ETP, there will be an admixture of prescribers
and dispensers who are/are not able to operate the service, owing to a
variety of factors. It is expected that the implementation of the electronic
Prescriptions Service will be implemented in phases; the first sites to
adopt initial-implementation went live earlier this year.
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