Rachel Habergham EPS Programme Head Electronic Prescription Service Moving to Release 2 Michelle Greatrex Senior Implementation Manager Health and Social Care Information Centre Michelle Greatrex Senior Implementation Manager Health and Social Care Information Centre

EPS Release 2 is here > 8,693,202 patient nominations >95% pharmacies enabled >65% DACs enabled >72,513,075 items dispensed and claimed electronically >28% GP practices enabled

Electronic signatures Electronic repeat dispensing Electronic cancellation Nomination Electronic submission of reimbursement endorsements EPS functionality

Preparing for EPS Release 2

Speak with your local practice to agree how you will work together after the go live. Find out when your local GP’s are going live Joint business change sessions may be arranged to include the GP practice and local pharmacies.

Training, training, training. The right training, for the right staff at the right time. Helpdesk numbers, who are you going to call? How do you escalate a call if you are unhappy with a response? Business continuity Talk to your supplier

Talk to patients, capture nominations and manage expectations Capture Nominations

About Nomination Patients need to nominate It is flexible Patients can have 3 nominations Community Pharmacy Dispensing Appliance Contractor Dispensing GP About Nomination Patients need to nominate It is flexible Patients can have 3 nominations Community Pharmacy Dispensing Appliance Contractor Dispensing GP

Principles of Nomination Provide sufficient information No incentives Capture and record promptly New Standard Operating Procedure Principles of Nomination Provide sufficient information No incentives Capture and record promptly New Standard Operating Procedure

Communicate Discuss, get consent Ask patients collecting Use posters and leaflets Staple forms to bags Involve your driver Communicate Discuss, get consent Ask patients collecting Use posters and leaflets Staple forms to bags Involve your driver

Smartcards Ensure all relevant staff have Smartcards Ensure that all staff who need to set patient nominations have the correct access: B Amend Patient Demographics

Ensure you understand how to order dispensing tokens, and make sure you have a supply Dispensing Tokens

Dispensing tokens barcode standard text will be printed in the signature box to prevent it from being hand signed

Use EPS R1 to prepare for EPS R2 “Scan when you can!” A big help when you want to record nominations EPS Release 1

Hardware Checks Check hardware: Scanners Printers Smartcard readers

Check your pharmacy details are up to date on the following: NHS choices If your details are not correct please send the NHS Choices details and the correct details to In your pharmacy system, check that you can see the correct F code. Call your supplier if you are unsure. Check NHS Choices

Consider the local processes you need Dispensing & downloading electronic prescriptions Dispensing tokens Electronic cancellation Electronic endorsement and patient declarations Electronic claims and end of month process Business Change

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Contacts Michelle Greatrex (EPS Senior Implementation Manager) Les Fawcett EPS Project Manager