Electronic Prescribing

Denton Medical offers Electronic Prescription Service which allows the GP to send an electronic prescription through a secure link to the nominated pharmacy.

This process eliminates the need to collect the prescription from reception, hence saving you time. It is also environmentally friendly as it saves paper.

What is the Electronic Prescription Service?

A new way for you to get your medicines and appliances

The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is an NHS service. The Practice can send your prescription electronically to the place you choose to get your medicines or appliances.

What does this mean for you?

• If you get a repeat prescription, you will not have to spend your time going to your GP practice each time to pick up your paper prescription. Instead your GP will send it automatically to the place you choose, with no chance of it getting lost.
   
• You will have more choice about where to get your medicines because they can be collected from a pharmacy near to where you live, work or shop.
   
• You may not have to wait as long for your prescription items as there will be time to get your repeat prescription items ready before you arrive. If any of the medicines on your prescription are out of stock, they can be ordered in ready for you. ​​​

Is this service right for you?

Yes, if you have a stable condition and you:

• don’t want to go to your GP practice every time to collect your repeat prescription.
• collect your medicines from the same place most of the time or use a prescription collection service now.

It may not be if you:

• don’t get prescriptions very often.
• pick up your medicines from different places.

How can you use EPS?

You need to choose a place for your GP practice to electronically send your prescription to. This is called nomination. You can choose:

• a pharmacy or a dispensing appliance contractor (if you use one).
• your dispensing GP practice (if you are eligible).

Ask any pharmacy or dispensing appliance contractor that offers EPS or your GP practice to add your nomination for you. You don’t need a computer to do this.

Can I change my nomination or cancel it and get a paper prescription?

Yes you can. If you don’t want your prescription to be sent electronically tell your GP. If you want to change or cancel your nomination speak to any pharmacist or dispensing appliance contractor that offers EPS, or your GP practice. Tell them before your next prescription is due or your prescription may be sent to the wrong place.

Is EPS reliable, secure and confidential?

Yes. Your electronic prescription will be seen by the same people in GP practices, pharmacies and NHS prescription payment and fraud agencies that see your paper prescription now. Sometimes dispensers may see that you have nominated another dispenser. For example, if you forget who you have nominated and ask them to check or, if you have nominated more than one dispenser. Dispensers will also see all the items on your reorder slip if you are on repeat prescriptions.

When will I be able to use EPS?

This practice is now live and using the new service. Please register for this service at your chosen pharmacy.

Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)