England

Electronic Prescription Service

Delivering EPS as a workable well managed solution for pharmacy is a complex area and will involve many changes in terms of support, hardware and working practices. Rx Systems will work to ensure that the impact of EPS on pharmacy professional and commercial functionality, working practices and SOP's is kept to a minimum.

EPS is to be deployed in two releases with release one involving paper and electronic systems working side by side and extending from the initial implementation sites to cover practices and pharmacies throughout England. The main objective of this phase is to ensure the IT infrastructure is in place.
Release two, will involve digital signatures and electronic reimbursement, the paper script may no longer be the legal document and patients can begin nominating pharmacies.

Rx Systems has achieved Service Management Accreditation. This a CfH requirement before any software supplier can contact the National Service Desk on your behalf. This allows us to report and progress any problems with the EPS service to the National Service Desk.

N3 connectivity:
Securnet/NUMARKnet are "accredited network aggregators" for N3 connectivity. Rx Systems in conjunction with Securnet/NUMARKnet provide a 'one stop' solution to our customers and we can manage all of your connectivity requirements. Standard Securnet/NUMARKnet broadband connections can be "seamlessly" transferred to a fully managed N3 connection.