Acute and Repeat Issues

Acute and repeat issues for Release 2 are dealt in a similar way to paper prescribing, though the workflows that produce these are very different. With EPS R2 fully enabled, there are four possible scenarios how prescriptions are produced (this depends on nomination status, whether drugs are mapped to DM+D etc):

• Scenario 1 – The GP prints a FP10, signs it and gives a paper copy to the patient. The patient visits the Pharmacy with a normal FP10.
• Scenario 2 – The GP produces a prescription which is sent electronically to the Spine for the pharmacy to download. A bar coded prescription is printed, signed and given to the patient. The patient presents the signed prescription to the Pharmacy which is the legal entity.
• Scenario 3 – The GP produces an electronic prescription which is digitally signed. An electronic message is sent electronically to the Spine for the pharmacy to download. A token is printed for the patient but not signed by the GP as the message is the legal entity.
• Scenario 4 – The GP produces a prescription, digitally signs it and an electronic message is sent electronically to the Spine for the pharmacy to download. No token is printed for the patient as the message is the legal entity.