| In response to COVID-19, we are supporting the wider deployment of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) across GP practices. |
The information below describes the benefits of eRD as well as covering
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details of implementation in GP practices and pharmacies.
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Training and Implementation Essentials:
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Outline - explanation of the NHS response needed for eRD during the Covid-19 crisis and support for primary care to deliver that response.
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| Short video - training module from NECS provides the complete 'How to' guide |
including SystmOne, EMIS and Vision.
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Link to the eRD handbook, a comprehensive guide to eRD set-up -
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| Electronic Repeat Dispensing Handbook
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Link to example of a local implementation process for eRD [Wessex]
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Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) enables patients on long- term, stable
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prescriptions to receive their medication at a pharmacy of their choice for
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up to 12 months, using the power of the Electronic Prescription Service
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(EPS).
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Benefits of eRD in response to COVID-19:
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| > Reduces footfall to the GP practice and to thecommunity pharmacy, |
| supporting social distancing |
| > Reduces workload for prescribers allowing better prioritisation of |
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| > Controlled management of the supply chain reducing the number of |
| temporarily unavailable medicines |
| > Effective eRD can save up to 46 minutes a day of GP time |
| > If 80% of all repeats issued as repeat dispensing, 2.7 million GP hours |
| could be saved |
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Which patients are suitable?
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| > Patients on stable therapy |
| > Patients with long-term conditions |
| > Patients on multiple therapy e.g. hypertension, diabetes, asthma etc |
| > Patients that can appropriately self-manage seasonal conditions |
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Producing the prescription:
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| > Producing an eRD prescription is very similar to producing normal EPS |
| prescription |
| > An eRD prescription can contain up to four items |
| > All the items on an eRD prescription must be in the dictionary of |
| medicines and devices |
| > It is good practice to include a message to the patient reminding them |
| to collect their medicines every 28 days |
| > Please view electronic repeat dispensing guidance for advice on |
| managing PRN medication |
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Dispensing the prescription:
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| > The dispensing site must ensure that their staff are competent to |
| provide eRD |
| > The dispensing site must establish that the patient is takingor using their |
| medication appropriately and they should ask the following questions: |
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| > Have you seen any Health Professional (GP, Nurse or Hospital |
| Doctor) since your last repeat was supplied? |
| > Have you recently started taking any new medicines either on |
| prescription or that you have bought over the counter? |
| > Have you been having any problems with your medication or |
| experiencing any side effects? |
| > Are there any items on your repeat prescription that you don't need |
| this month? |
| > The first issue of an eRD prescription is downloaded from the NHS spine |
| in the same way as other EPS Release 2 prescriptions. |
| > After the first issue has been dispensed to the patient, the dispensing |
| site must send a dispense notification to the NHS Spine. |
| > The next issue of an eRD prescription automatically becomes available |
| seven days before it is due. |
| > After each subsequent issue has been dispensed to the patient, the |
| dispensing site must send a dispense notification to the NHS Spine. |
| This allows the next issue to be downloaded automatically on time. |
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What do patients need to know?
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| > Please click to view information for patients |
| > If you are contacting patients to switch them over to eRD |
| North East Hampshire and Farnham developed a script to support such |
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