Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is the NHS Digital programme designed to improve patient care and reduce GPs’ workload by sending details of medications prescribed electronically using NHS Spine functionality.

Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is currently delivered in one of two ways in Vision 3 depending on your set up:

  • EPS Release 2 Phase 3 (Deployed Disabled) (EPS2 Phase 3 (Deployed Disabled)) - Which prints a bar code on to a prescription ready for scanning by the patient's chosen dispenser, see EPS Release 2 - Phase 3 (Deployed Disabled) for details, or

  • EPSRelease 2 Phase 3 (EPS2) - Which sends prescriptions electronically to the patient's nominated dispenser making the prescribing and dispensing process more efficient and convenient for patients and staff, see Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) Release 2 Phase 3 for details.

Important - All EPS functionality is disabled if the patient is unlinked with the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) system, for example, you have not logged in with your Smartcard or the NHS Spine is down.
See What’s New in Electronic Prescription Services (EPS)? , Activating Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) and RBAC Roles for the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) for details
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