{"id":74,"date":"2024-05-15T17:16:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/nhs-borders\/pcr-pharmacy-care-record\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:01:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:01:57","slug":"pharmacy-care-record-pcr-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/pages\/pharmacy-care-record-pcr-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacy Care Record (PCR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcr.mhs.scot.nhs.uk\/Logon\/Logon.aspx\">Log in to PCR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Pharmacy Care Record (PCR)<\/strong> is a national system that enables registered <strong>Community Pharmacists<\/strong> and <strong>Pharmacy Technicians<\/strong> to document patient care. It supports a range of pharmacy services, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smoking cessation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gluten-free food health checks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MCR registration and reviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>PCR displays information only for patients registered with your pharmacy and may vary slightly depending on your user profile (Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PCR must be accessed through a secure <strong>SWAN network connection<\/strong> using a supported browser or the <strong>PCR UA desktop application<\/strong>. Daily association is required to enable system functionality and receive important updates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following resources explain how to use PCR and how to associate daily:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nss.nhs.scot\/pharmacy-services\/pharmacy-care-record-pcr\/guidance-on-the-pharmacy-care-record-pcr\">PCR User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eps.nds.scot.nhs.uk\/Downloads\/PCRUA\/index.html\">PCR App Download Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/media\/6719\/pcr-reminderdocx.pdf\">Two-page Summary for Community Pharmacists<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PCR Access &amp; Support<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Access Requests<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/media\/5844\/lothian-pcr-password-request-form-2021-v13.docx\">PCR Application Form<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Password Reset<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve used PCR before but need a new password, contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nss.nhs.scot\/pharmacy-services\/epharmacy-customer-helpdesk\/epharmacy-customer-helpdesk\/\">ePharmacy Helpdesk<\/a>: <strong>0131 275 6600<\/strong> (Mon\u2013Fri)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Daily Association<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ensure the <strong>PCR UA application<\/strong> is installed on your dispensary PC. Click the desktop icon each morning to associate. <br>Need the app? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eps.nds.scot.nhs.uk\/Downloads\/PCRUA\/index.html\">Download it here<\/a> (SWAN connection required).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last updated 02\/06\/25 EBR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nhsuk-card__description\">Log in to PCR The Pharmacy Care Record (PCR) is a national system that enables registered Community Pharmacists and Pharmacy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-74","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74","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=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":842,"href":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-lothian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions\/842"}],"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=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}