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NHS Electronic Prescription Service

The Electronic Presciption Service (EPS) is an NHS service. It gives you the chance to change how your GP sends your prescription to the place you choose to get your medicines or appliances from.

What does it mean for you?

• If you collect your repeat prescriptions from your GP you will not have to visit your GP practice to pick up your paper prescription. Instead, your GP will send it electronically to the place you choose, saving you time.
• The pharmacy can have your prescription ready before you arrive meaning you can simply pick it up at your convenience.

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
• a dispensing appliance contractor (if you use one)
• your dispensing GP practice (if you are eligable)

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.

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.

Is this the right service 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.
• use a prescription collection service now.

No, if you:

• don’t get prescriptions very often.
• pick up your medicines from different places.
• travel or work away from home a lot.

What next?

If you like the sound of EPS or have any more questions then you can speak to your local Kays pharmacist or use the form below to contact us.

Private Consultations

Our pharmacies all have seperate rooms allowing you to speak privately with a pharmacist. Pharmacists are trained extensively in matters of healthcare and medication and can advise on a huge range of issues without the need to visit other healthcare professionals such as your GP.

We can even offer routine health checks, looking at your blood pressure, weight / BMI and blood sugar.

Our pharmacists can review your medication and offer advice and information on issues such as side effects and withdrawl.