Leicestershire LPC
EPS
Electronic Prescription Service
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland EPS Project Team
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Gurpreet Jhamat: Project Manager, Tel: 0116 295 1168, Gurpreet.jhamat@lcr.nhs.uk
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Kalpesh Raithatha: Assistant Project Manager, Tel: 0116 295 1413, kalpesh.raithatha@lcr.nhs.uk
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Kirsty Kirkbride: Primary Care Facilitator, Tel: 0116 295 1148, kirsty.kirkbride@lcr.nhs.uk
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Vikesh Tailor: Project Assurance, Tel: 0116 2953436, vikesh.tailor@lcr.nhs.uk
Introducing EPS to Community Pharmacies in NHS Leicester City & NHS Leicestershire County & Rutland.
NHS Leicester City and NHS Leicestershire County & Rutland is working partnership with your LPC to locally implement the Connecting for Health project to deliver EPSR2.
Pilot Site Update Information
We are pleased to announce that the first two pilot sites in Leicestershire will be going live with EPS release 2 the week commencing 2nd February 2012.
The sites are Long Lane Surgery, Coalville and Markfield Medical Centre, Markfield. The pharmacies which are directly affected by the pilot need to ensure that they have all of the business continuity guidance, staff training and promotional materials in place.
If you have any questions about this please contact one of the project team above.
EPS Business Change Workshops
**PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE WORKSHOPS HAVE NOW BEEN POSTPONED**
Business Continuity Guidance & Information
To support the development of your local business continuity plans the EPS Project Team has developed some guidance. Click here to view.
The PSNC has developed service continuity guidance to support the development of your overall business continuity plans. Click here to view Guidance.
Click here to view Template.
For more information go to:
EPS Release 2 - background information
EPS FAQ's for Health Care Professionals. Click here.
Please click here for a powerpoint presentation on EPS and Release 2.
EPS Release 2 PSNC Guidance.
EPS Nomination Form
Click here for a copy.
EPS Monthly Newsletter
June 2011 - Business Continuity
July 2011 - Electronic submission of reimbursement endorsements
August 2011 - Exclusions in Release 2
September 2011 - Pilot update
September 2010
RAO1 & RA02 Forms
All users will need to complete the RA01 form and RA02 form.
See guidance for completing these, plus rules to confirm user identity.
Please click here for instructions on how to check smartcard certificates and also how to change the passcode.
EPS Release 1 issues
To enable us to be able to help with any EPS release 1 issues you have we have set up a dedicated email:
Please report any issues to your system supplier and send an email to the EPS release one address and we will be able to follow up on the query with Connecting for Health and ensure it is resolved.
