{"id":49,"date":"2024-05-15T17:16:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/nhs-borders\/ecs-emergency-care-summary\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T17:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:13:37","slug":"ecs-emergency-care-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/pages\/ecs-emergency-care-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"ECS (Emergency Care Summary)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ecsweb.mhs.scot.nhs.uk\/ECS\/Home\/Login.aspx\">Log in to ECS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Emergency Care Summary (ECS) is a national system that provides basic health information for all patients, including allergies, medications, and palliative care details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All access to ECS is audited. Suspicious activity may lead to disciplinary action or prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before using ECS, review the following key documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/media\/2753\/ecs-summary-for-comm-pharmacies-v12-march-2020-lothian.doc\">ECS User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/media\/2754\/fairwarning-guidance-for-managers-nhsl.docx\">FairWarning Guidance for Pharmacists\/Managers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/media\/2755\/pharmacy-access-to-ecs-patient-notice-2020-03-19-lothian.docx\">Public-Facing Pharmacy Posters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/media\/2756\/eHealth-Security-Statement.docx\">eHealth Security Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These resources explain how ECS access is monitored and your responsibilities regarding patient data and information governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ECS Access &amp; Support<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New Access Requests:<\/strong><br>Email <a>loth.cpdt@nhs.scot<\/a> for an application form. An NHS email address is required to receive credentials securely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reactivation Requests:<\/strong><br>If your account has been inactive for over 90 days, contact <a>loth.cpdt@nhs.scot<\/a> for a reactivation form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Password Reset:<\/strong><br>Use the options on the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ecsweb.mhs.scot.nhs.uk\/ECS\/Home\/Login.aspx\">ECS login page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Username Help:<\/strong><br>Call the eHealth team at <strong>0131 536 5050<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last updated 14\/05\/25 EBR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nhsuk-card__description\">Log in to ECS The Emergency Care Summary (ECS) is a national system that provides basic health information for all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":721,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions\/721"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}