NHS England, in collaboration with RSM, is seeking feedback from pharmacy teams regarding their experience of and requirements for the NHS App. The survey for pharmacy teams covers various topics, including: Which patient apps do you use and for what reasons? What challenges do you encounter when using the NHS App? How can the NHS [...]
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHS added multi-site ‘FFFFF’ (5F) codes and SCR (Summary Care Record) rights onto NHS Smartcards with the pharmacist or pharmacy technician role. These rights were due to expire on 31st January 2023, but NHS England has bulk changed pharmacy professionals’ Smartcards, to extend these rights until 1st February 2027. At [...]
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As reported previously, in a new feature for the NHS App, patients are able to view their EPS prescribed items. The app will show the items prescribed, the prescription type (repeat or one-off) and who the prescriber is. Piloting NHS England’s Transformation Directorate piloted this new feature in Yorkshire. The results were positive, supporting a [...]
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Over 90% of community pharmacies in England have now signed up to provide the Pharmacy First service. The service is due to commence on 31st January 2024, subject to the required IT systems being in place. A significant amount of work to get NHS, pharmacy and GP IT systems ready to support the service is [...]
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It will soon be time for pharmacy owners to verify their NHS Profile Manager profile information. Ahead of the 31st December 2023 deadline, we would like to remind pharmacy owners of the need for you to update NHS Profile Manager to ensure that your pharmacy’s NHS website and Directory of Services (DoS) profile information is kept up-to-date. The Pharmacy Terms of [...]
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