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Published on: 16th July 2013 | Updated on: 1st July 2026

Index

Community pharmacy IT (a-z index)

All sections

NHS & PMR systems & suppliers

Records, Data security & IG

Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

Patient digital services

NHS databases & profiles

Tech & workflows

Connectivity & comms

IT policy & development

Key guidance

Learn more about: Service IT developments

Booking and Referral Standard (BaRS)

GP Connect

National Care Records Service (NCRS)

Services IT requirements

Learn more about: NHS systems

NHS App

NHS Notify

Single Patient Record

All NHS systems

Learn more about: IT workflows

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Digital clinical safety (DCS)

Workflow hub

Paperless operations

Learn more about: Suppliers & IT systems

Supplier hub incl contacts

Reporting problems & feedback

Apps

Standards

Learn more about: Records & Connectivity

Summary Care Record

Shared Care Records

NHS.net Connect (formerly NHSmail)

Remote consultations

Learn more about: EPS

Smartcards

Tokens

Dispensing with EPS

Submission for EPS

Learn more about: Data security

Data security hub

Data Security and Protection Toolkit

Training (DS)

Templates (DS)

Learn more about: NHS Databases & Profiles

Directory of Services

NHS website

NHS Profile Manager

ODS & POC codes

Learn more about: Policy & contingency

Community Pharmacy IT Group

NHS IT policies & organisations

Get involved with groups, events & pilots

IT contingencies

For more information on this topic please email it@cpe.org.uk

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