Tuesday 15 August 2017

Know About the NHS Electronic Prescription Service


NHS Electronic Prescription Service

The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is one of the most useful services that can help your GP practice to send your regular prescriptions electronically to your preferred place so that you can easily collect your regular medication. The service removes the need of a paper prescription.

With the NHS Electronic Prescription Service, there is no need for visiting your GP on a frequent basis just to collect a handwritten prescription.


How does the NHS EPS work?

First, you need to register with the NHS Electronic Prescription Service. Second, you need to nominate a place where your GP practice can send your prescriptions through the internet and collect your medicines. The place could be your favourite pharmacy, a dispensing appliance contractor, or a GP practice.

The nomination process is nothing different from the prescription collection service where the pharmacist collects your prescription on the behalf of you instead of you paying a visit to your GP. The difference here is that the prescription will be sent via the internet.

You can nominate a pharmacy that is convenient to you. For more convenience, you can nominate a website that offers the online pharmacy service, collects your prescription online from your doctor, and deliver your medicine to your address for free.

Usually, GP practices and pharmacies will offer the second stage (R2) of the Electronic Prescription Service. Remember that your prescription will not be sent electronically until your GP offers the EPS. Your GP will inform you when and how to use the NHS electronic prescription service.

EPS is reliable, safe, secure and confidential. Your GP, your nominated pharmacy, and NHS prescription payment & fraud agencies can view your online prescriptions.

Pharmacy Outlet is one of the UK’s certified online pharmacies that can be nominated for reaping the benefits of the NHS Electronic Prescription Service. It is owned and managed by the Pharmacentric Limited, which is located at 40 London Road, Blackwater, Camberley, Surrey GU17 9AA. For more information on the NHS Electronic Prescription Service, call 03333 222 400.