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NHS England has announced that from December 2024, the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) will be extended to Detained Estate healthcare services in England. This extension will allow prescribers working in prisons to issue EPS ‘To Take Out’ (TTO) and urgent prescriptions electronically to community pharmacies, removing the need for the use of paper FP10 forms. [...]

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NHS England is inviting community pharmacy owners and teams to take part in user research interviews on pharmacy IT. These virtual sessions will last approximately 25-40 minutes and provide an opportunity for you to share your views and requests. Separate research teams are exploring several key areas, including: NHSmail and Microsoft 365 features: Provide feedback [...]

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NHS England are seeking views from National Care Records Service (NCRS) users including community pharmacy professionals. The NCRS portal continues to provide healthcare professionals with information about patient health. It had replaced the Summary Care Record (SCR) portal back in 2022, and has continued to receive usability and other improvements. This new survey will help [...]

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Seven community pharmacies across Medway are participating in a pilot to include vaping (e-cigarettes) as a treatment option within their locally commissioned stop smoking service. Community pharmacy smoking cessation advisors will provide eligible patients with a voucher for a starter kit and a supply of up to four weeks worth of vape liquid. E-cigarettes will [...]

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Community Pharmacy England regularly receives queries or requests for advice about system-specific IT issues, and we have recently updated our factsheet to support pharmacy owners and their teams. Although we can assist with service or payment-related processes, addressing technical issues falls outside of our remit and you should contact your IT system supplier or IT [...]

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