Electronic prescription service

[JonF]

Originally Posted by Smithy

to me that most busy pharmacies will need at least one extra computer to use or there will be nashing and a wailing

We have 9 terminals and it's still a pain! Our supplier has adjusted things and it does scan /download quicker but it's still about 3x slower than manually typing!

Then lots of the directions are coming through in latin code, so it means changing them to something the patient will understand!

[admin]

Originally Posted by will_davies

Hi, i cant get it online at the moment, but am trying to get it hosted online. i can email it through to you tho if you send me your email adresss via private message, although i understand people being reluctant to give out their e-mail address. Thanks for your reply

Why not put it up as a post and people can print it out and send it back to you? Or you could send it to me and I can e-mail the members a copy of it.

[admin]

Originally Posted by Jeff

Could you put it on-line?
Could admin put it on-line for you.

Jeff

Yes - very easily.

Yes I could.

[mr_colt]

How does the EPS work if the patient has "opted-out" of the care-records system (spine.) Or does the EPS use another database?

mr_colt.

[Pharmanaut]

Originally Posted by mr_colt

How does the EPS work if the patient has "opted-out" of the care-records system (spine.) Or does the EPS use another database?

mr_colt.

Patient gets a paper prescription, is my guess.
Can a patient refuse to be on a GP computer system and pharmacy PMR as well?

[SolomonQ]

patient details are kept under data protection laws and under strict confidentiality, I would be suspicius of any patient who asked me to not keep their medication details on record,

end of the day, its only for the benefit of the patient, e.g. helps spot GP mistakes and stock keeping of uncommon items.

bout GP surgerys, well i bet they boot ur ass off their books if you asked em that, because their whole prescrition procedure is based on printing from computers, and if the patient isnt on their then the GP would have to unneccessarily hand write the prescription (in which case the pharmacist wudnt be able to enter the records in the pharmacy computer anyway coz s/he cant read wat the doctor wrote. lol :P) increasing their workload, and GPs dont like (extra) work.

[lamzee]

The patient is allowed to make the informed choice to opt out because we live in a democracy and people can make their own choices. It might be "for their own good" but that is irrelevent. They have the right to free choice.

[mr_colt]

Originally Posted by SolomonQ

patient details are kept under data protection laws and under strict confidentiality, I would be suspicius of any patient who asked me to not keep their medication details on record,

end of the day, its only for the benefit of the patient, e.g. helps spot GP mistakes and stock keeping of uncommon items.

bout GP surgerys, well i bet they boot ur ass off their books if you asked em that, because their whole prescrition procedure is based on printing from computers, and if the patient isnt on their then the GP would have to unneccessarily hand write the prescription (in which case the pharmacist wudnt be able to enter the records in the pharmacy computer anyway coz s/he cant read wat the doctor wrote. lol :P) increasing their workload, and GPs dont like (extra) work.

It's not to do with the storage of data on GP surgery computers or those in the Pharmacy. The care records system is a new "national medical records" database they are bringing in at the moment. Obviously EPS doesn't run on it by the sound of things. There is very high opposition because unless you send a written opt-out to your GP then you get put on the database. Ironically the GP is gagged from advising their patients about the system; yet he remains the "data controller" responsible for the security of your records on a system he only has remote user access to.

I have no qualms for my DPA registered Pharmacy to keep "in-house" records on my dispensing history, repeat meds and contact details etc. A national database full of Security holes and 1000's of "authorised users" with precious little auditing is a big no-no. Therefore I opted out so my records stay locally with the GP etc.

See: thebigoptout.org for more information.

mr_colt.

[Pharmanaut]

Originally Posted by mr_colt

It's not to do with the storage of data on GP surgery computers or those in the Pharmacy. The care records system is a new "national medical records" database they are bringing in at the moment. Obviously EPS doesn't run on it by the sound of things. There is very high opposition because unless you send a written opt-out to your GP then you get put on the database. Ironically the GP is gagged from advising their patients about the system; yet he remains the "data controller" responsible for the security of your records on a system he only has remote user access to.

I have no qualms for my DPA registered Pharmacy to keep "in-house" records on my dispensing history, repeat meds and contact details etc. A national database full of Security holes and 1000's of "authorised users" with precious little auditing is a big no-no. Therefore I opted out so my records stay locally with the GP etc.

See: thebigoptout.org for more information.

mr_colt.

It sounds great, doesn't it.
I can imagine lots of clangers getting on to that database.
Imagine what would happen if you find that your care record says you are deceased. Its bad enough getting your address changed. People have been asked to bring in utility bills to prove their new address.

[Zoggite]

Apparently, since 2004 when smartcards were launched in England, some 4000+ have already been "lost" or misplaced etc...!
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.as...rycode=4117088