1. Electronic Prescribing is here!

2. A new system has now been launched Its called EPS (Electronic Prescribing Service) Most surgeries are now using this system (introduced November and December across North Somerset)

3. What does it mean to me? It means you can ‘nominate’ a pharmacy and your prescription will go there electronically every time it’s ready This would mean no more green prescriptions No more coming in to pick it up from the surgery

4. We can track it electronically, so always know where it is and who has it No more “I’m chasing my prescription”! No more “we’re looking for it”! No more wasted journeys to collect it and go to the pharmacy

5. What about my ‘repeats’? The pharmacy you choose will print you off a white copy of your repeat slip. You use this in the same way as the tear off, right hand side of your green prescription. You can talk to your pharmacy about signing up to their repeat service where they order your medication for you in advance

6. What else is new? You can ask your GP about repeat dispensing. This means we would provide 6 months worth of prescriptions which you can collect monthly from the pharmacy without having to order in advance (only a GP can authorise this so please ask your GP)

7. What are the other benefits? More efficient use of surgery administration time More efficient process so should speed up turnaround time More efficient use of GP time (rather than signing hundreds of prescriptions by hand every day)

8. How do I sign up? Ask your pharmacist to make them your ‘nominated pharmacy’…. They’ll do the rest Ask for a leaflet from Reception If you have your medication delivered, your prescriptions will already be produced using this new system

9. If I sign up, will I ever get a green prescription? Yes! If you are having a face to face consultation with a GP they will still give you a green prescription If your prescription is for a controlled drug, such as tramadol, these are not allowed to go through the Electronic system so you will still get a green prescription for these items

10. Ordering prescriptions over the phone Unfortunately our Receptionists are not able to accept prescription requests over the phone Please bring in your repeat prescription slip Or Order through your pharmacy’s repeat service Or Order on line Or Fill in a request form at reception AND Allow 2 full working days for us to process your request