Health Tech
The NHS APP features you need to know about
What GP practices need to know about the features on the NHS App NHS COVID pass People living in England can demonstrate their COVID-19 status keep reading
prescriptions
Health Tech
The NHS APP features you need to know about
What GP practices need to know about the features on the NHS App NHS COVID pass People living in England can demonstrate their COVID-19 status keep reading
Long-term conditions
A guide to general practice prescribing
A quick go-to guide for prescribing in general practice All prescriptions have the same basic requirements which include: All prescriptions must: Bear the name and keep reading
Long-term conditions
A guide to general practice prescribing
A quick go-to guide for prescribing in general practice All prescriptions have the same basic requirements which include: All prescriptions must: Bear the name and keep reading
News
NHS will no longer prescribe treatments for minor ailment
Patients across England will have to pay for prescription medicines to treat minor ailments at pharmacies and other shops, as the NHS makes moves to keep reading
Management
GPs save £100m through safer, lower cost prescriptions
GP practices and NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCG) across England have saved over £100 million since using new technology to prescribe safer, lower cost prescriptions keep reading
Features
Switching to the electronic prescription service (EPS)
Ninety-three per cent of GP practices in England have successfully adopted the electronic prescription service (EPS) and, according to NHS Digital, an estimated 62.5% of keep reading
Management
Price of medication putting pressure on NHS budgets, finds report
A new report examines the cost of medicines to the NHS and explores the policies used to try to control growth in costs, as well keep reading
News
NHS Digital publishes cost of prescriptions dispensed and number of items dispensed during 2017
Prescription Cost Analysis report has been published by NHS digital The report details the number of items and the Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) of all prescriptions keep reading
Long-term conditions
Academics urge rethink on 28-day prescriptions for people with long-term conditions
Research published in the British Journal of General Practice says 28-day prescriptions for people with long-term conditions lack robust evidence and should be reconsidered The widely adopted keep reading