Acute Medication Service (AMS)
(Pharmaceutical care for acute conditions)
Background
The Acute Medication Service (AMS) introduces the Electronic Transfer of Prescriptions (ETP) and supports the provision of pharmaceutical care services for acute episodes of care and any associated counselling and advice.
ePharmacy Aspects
A GP prints a GP10 prescription form, which also carries a bar code and unique prescription number (UPN). At the same time as printing the form, the GP IT system automatically sends an electronic prescribed message to the ePharmacy Message store (ePMS). The electronic message contains exactly the same information as printed on the GP10. On receiving a prescription in the pharmacy, the pharmacist scans the bar code which pulls down the electronic message from ePMS. The pharmacist then uses the information in the electronic message for dispensing purposes, reducing the need for data entry and transcription. Dispensing a prescription triggers the creation of a corresponding electronic claim message, which the pharmacist sends to ePMS, where it is retrieved by Practitioner Services to support payment processing through ePay.
Support Materials
- The NES Pharmacy eAMS Implementation Resource Pack can be downloaded
- Further copies of the eAMS leaflet can be downloaded.
Presentations
- eAMS Presentation for Champions (Issued 16th May 2007)