With 2672 R2 enabled pharmacies and 57 R2 enabled doctors practices now ready to issue and dispense electronic prescriptions, it really does look like this long awaited development could really be nationally implemented this year. (Figures at 14th December 2011) The January 2012 PSNC Newsletter carried an excellent 4 page article concerning the many aspects [...]
Now that the consultation period on the proposed change of pharmacy contract applications to the new Pharmacy Needs Assessments (PNA’s) basis has passed, we must all wait to see how much of the proposals will be implemented and when. Also, there is no clear statement at the moment about transitional arrangements to cover contract applications [...]
A recent (December 28th 2011) NHS Appeal panel decision , has closed a loophole that some clearly thought to be open. A pharmacist obtained an Internet Only Pharmacy contract for a set of premises located in town in the NW of England in a Mews development, located at Number 4. It also took on the [...]
Another new year, another new year for Pharma to grasp the opportunity to work more closely with pharmacy to develop adherence enhancing activities that benefit patients, Pharma and pharmacists, but will it begin to happen in 2012? Evidence suggest that the degree of historic involvement of Pharma with pharmacists to develop medicines adherence enhancing activities [...]
Now that the largest two GP prescribing software system suppliers have just recently been given national roll out authority for the Electronic Prescription System Release 2 (EPSR2), it seems reasonable to expect to see Electronic prescribing really get going this year. (See separate article) With Electronic prescribing it is certain that the level of interest [...]
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