Activating Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

To activate Electronic Prescription Service (EPS):

Important - System settings are practice wide.
  1. From the Vision 3 Front Screen, select Options - Setup.
  2. Select the System tab:

  3. Complete the EPS2 section as follows:
    • Enable Electronic Private Prescribing - Leave unticked, it is not yet permitted to send private drugs via EPS.
    • Enable Electronic Schedule 2 And 3 Prescribing - Ticked by default to enable the sending of schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs.
    • Phase - Select from:
      • Phase 3 (Deployed Disabled) - (Also known as EPS2 Phase 3 (Deployed Disabled)) Produces dual electronic and paper prescribing where the paper is the legal entity.
      • Phase 3 - (Also known as EPS Release 2). Produces electronic prescriptions with tokens. The message is the legal entity.
        Note - You must ensure you have ICB permission to select Phase 3.
      • Phase 4 - Do not select.

  4. Select OK to save.

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