Repeat dispensing scheme patient information leaflet. Recording make patients who are on repeat dispensing easily identifiable by all practice staff, suggestions include. Brief guidance on changing or stopping medicines on erd. Oct 14, 2016 if you or someone you care for uses the same medicines regularly, you might be able to benefit from using the nhs electronic repeat dispensing service at your pharmacy. Adding a screen message on repeat dispensing programme on the medication page add the readcode 8bm1 on repeat dispensing system this may also be helpful in the future for audit purposes. Repeat dispensing pharmaceutical care service that integrates pharmacy and medical professions. Increasing use of the nhs repeat dispensing service february 2015. If you need further advice on this issue please contact the psnc information team for. Medicines guidelines, information sheets, and shared care. Electronic repeat dispensing for prescribers nhs digital. Find out how to explain electronic repeat dispensing erd to patients. To use online services, you need to sign up and prove who you are. Xakrx patient consent given for repeat dispensing info transfer. This means that you dont have to visit the practice or make an appointment to see the gp or practice nurse every time you need more medicine.
Repeat prescriptions account for approximately two thirds of all items dispensed in community pharmacy. The toolkit includes an elearning package, developed by necs in. Speak to your pharmacist well in advance of your travel date. Batch repeat dispensing is an alternative model for prescribing and dispensing regular medicines to. Repeat dispensing handbook nhs sunderland clinical. Batch prescribing repeat dispensing operations manual. Guidance for the implementation of repeat dispensing 3 it is possible for a patient to be issued with more than one repeatable prescription concurrently for example, to manage medicines with different dispensing intervals. Repeat dispensing scheme patient information leaflet if you have any further questions regarding this scheme, please ask your pharmacist or doctor they will be happy to help you. An electronic repeat dispensing prescription can contain up to four items, the same number as on a normal eps release 2 or fp10 prescription. Article pdf available in farmacja polska 719 september 2015 with 419 reads.
It is a new way of getting your medicines without having to ask the doctor for a prescription each time. If you or someone you care for uses the same medicines regularly, you may be able to benefit from electronic repeat prescriptions. This means you wont have to reorder or collect every time you need more medicine. In any month, if any repeat authorisation forms have been submitted, tick the appropriate box on the fp34c submission form. For consistency, we will use z atch repeat dispensing or rd throughout this document. Repeat electronic dispensing prescriptions service due to the current circumstances and pressures on the nhs, nhs england has advised to change the way you currently order your regular medication. Setting up electronic repeat dispensing erd systmone. These repeat prescriptions account for nearly 80% of nhs medicine costs for primary care. Electronic repeat dispensing erd is an integral part of eps, which offers many extra benefits over paper repeat dispensing and repeat prescribing. Nhs digital electronic repeat dispensing elearning. Weve already put a lot of hard work into repeat dispensing in sunderland, as it was a quality indicator for us as a g for 2014. Comparison of repeat dispensing and repeat prescribing pdf. Setting up electronic repeat dispensing erd systmone ensure pt has community pharmacy eps nomination set. Electronic repeat dispensing is a process that allows a patient to obtain repeated supplies of their medication or appliances without the need for the prescriber to hand sign authorised repeat prescriptions each time.
Repeat dispensing service nhs if you have a monthly repeat prescription, instead of visiting your gp every month they can now write a prescription to cover a. Setting up electronic repeat dispensing erd emisweb ensure pt has community pharmacy eps nomination set. If you or someone you care for uses the same medicines regularly, you might be able to benefit from using the nhs electronic repeat dispensing service at your pharmacy. This means you wont have to reorder or collect your repeat. Describe how the nhs repeat dispensing arrangements in wales will operate. Explaining electronic repeat dispensing to patients nhs digital. Repeat dispensing is the process by which patients with longterm medical conditions can obtain repeat supplies of their medicines over a defined period of time from a pharmacy of their choice, without the need to contact their prescriber on each occasion a new supply is. Repeat electronic dispensing prescriptions service repeat. If you do not cancel the batch, any outstanding erd prescriptions will move with the prescriber and be charged to their new practice. Your electronic prescription will be seen by the same people in gp practices, pharmacies and nhs prescription payment and fraud agencies that used to see your paper prescription. All the items on an electronic repeat dispensing prescription must be in the dictionary. Despite the benefits that the nhs repeat dispensing service can bring to patients and the nhs, uptake of it has so far been very low, in part due to lack of engagement by gp practices. Jun 03, 2019 electronic repeat dispensing erd is an integral part of eps, which offers many extra benefits over paper repeat dispensing and repeat prescribing. There is no need to declare the number of repeat authorisation forms submitted.
Nhs halton ccg repeat prescribing and ordering guidance. Kb home nhs services repeat dispensing repeat dispensing scheme patient information leaflet if you have any further questions regarding this scheme, please ask your pharmacist or doctor they will be happy to help you. The repeat dispensing service enables you to dispense regular medicines to suitable patients who have been issued batch prescriptions without the involvement of the gp practice at the point of dispensing. The whole repeatable prescription can be valid for a year but each repeat should be for no longer than the patient has now. Due to the coronavirus covid19 outbreak, nhs england and nhs improvement are advising practices should consider putting all suitable patients on electronic repeat dispensing as soon as possible this is part of the preparations to prioritise work and help manage an increased pressure on the health service. For example, if the patient has prescriptions for a months supply now then the repeat dispensing should be set up as x 28 days supply. Adding a screen message on repeat dispensing programme on the medication page add the readcode 8bm1 on repeat dispensing system this. Repeat dispensing allows the prescriber to authorise and issue a batch of prescriptions for up to 12 months.
The community pharmacy repeat dispensing service offers potential. You or someone you care for may benefit from using the nhs electronic repeat dispensing service if you use the same medicines regularly. Repeat dispensing handbook for sunderland 2014 3 sunderland linical ommissioning group ack to ontents page nhs repeat dispensing introduction welcome to the updated guidance for repeat dispensing in sunderland. You can also sign up for some erd webinars to find out more. When erd has been set up, add read code xajus on repeat dispensing system. People with chronic conditions that are likely to remain stable. This pack needs to be completed by all community pharmacists wishing to run a repeat dispensing service as part of the essential services in new contract. Multiple electronic repeat dispensing prescriptions can be issued. Electronic repeat dispensing toolkit necs medicines. Comparison of repeat dispensing and repeat prescribing powerpoint comparison of repeat dispensing and repeat prescribing pdf nhs digital has also developed a series of materials to boost the usage of erd which contractors could highlight to gp practice teams.
This service saves you time, it means you dont need to request or collect your prescription from your gp practice every time you need a further supply. Your gp or healthcare practitioner will issue a repeat dispensing prescription which will have a number of. Repeat dispensing scheme patient information leaflet repeat. Electronic repeat dispensing prescriptions patient information leaflet the arnewood practice telephone. Nhs employers, the general practitioners committee and the pharmaceutical services negotiating committee have produced guidance for practices to support the implementation of repeat dispensing. Helping gp practices get started with repeat dispensing. Electronic repeat dispensing plan background with covid 19 placing increasing pressures on already busy practices, nhs england and improvement have recently published a letter to. For example, outstanding repeat dispensing batches must be cancelled when. In order to increase the benefits being gained by patients and the nhs from this service, it was agreed in september 2014 that from march 2015 pharmacies would give advice to appropriate patients about the. Electronic prescriptions are reliable, secure and confidential. Repeat dispensing service nhs if you have a monthly repeat prescription, instead of visiting your gp every month they can now write a prescription to cover a three, six or twelve month period which is kept at our pharmacy. Electronic repeat dispensing erd guide for gp practices. The prescription is sent electronically to the patients nominated community pharmacy at. Pdf repeat dispensing pharmaceutical care service that.
Electronic repeat dispensing is a process that allows a patient to obtain repeated supplies of their medication or appliances without the need for the prescriber to. New repeat dispensing resources primary care commissioning. Electronicrepeatdispensingguideline fylde coast clinical. Electronic repeat dispensing plan background with covid 19 placing increasing pressures on already busy practices, nhs england and improvement have recently published a letter to primary care teams. The nhs repeat dispensing service is also commonly referred to as batch repeat prescribing, batch repeat dispensing and also batch prescribing repeat dispensing. Helping gp practices get started with repeat dispensing t dispensing y popular with es gp actice time. In some areas repeat dispensing is known as batch prescribing. Nhs digital have recently published an electronic repeat dispensing toolkit, available at which contains useful tools. This information can be used in letters, leaflets and your own websites. Dispensing with repeats pharmaceutical services negotiating. Read this leaflet to find out about the nhs electronic repeat dispensing service. On completion of all aspects of this programme you should be able to.
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