Community pharmacy IT (a-z index)

Community Pharmacy England webpages and sub-sections from within the  Community pharmacy IT hub are listed below by a-z:

Access control methods e.g. passwords 

Antivirus

Apps

Apps: Features of higher quality health apps and how to give app feedback 

Apps update briefing (2020)

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Authentication

Booking, referrals and appointments

Briefings

Bring your own device policies

Business Continuity (IT)

Care Identity Service 1 (CIS1) online Smartcard admin software (one-pager briefing) 

Care Identity Service 2 (CIS2, authentication)

Communications across healthcare (IT)

Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) information and its papers

Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) representatives

Community Pharmacy Digital email Group (CPDG)

Computable dose instructions (Standard dose syntax)

Connectivity

Connectivity: Getting the most from your connection (briefing)

Contingency (IT)

Consultations

CPCF clinical services IT requirements & MYS APIs

CP ITG (Community Pharmacy IT Group)

CP ITG representatives

CP ITG update

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity: Ten steps to help improve it (briefing)

Databases of pharmacies / services 

Data backups

Data quality

Data security and information governance hub

Data Security and Protection (IG) Toolkit (DSPTK) hub 

DSPTK webinar

Data security templates and resources

Data security top tips and case studies

Data security: Ten steps to improve it (briefing)

DSPTK FAQS factsheet (or webpage)

Digital capabilities / literacy

Digital reimbursement solutions

dm+d NHS medicines database

Directory of Services (DoS)

DoS Profile Updater

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and SCR

EHRs: Planning pharmacy access for LHCRs/EHRs and other record systems (briefing)

EHR list

EHRs/SCR/LHCR and system integration

EHRs and ‘write access’

Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD)

Email (IT)

EPS home (Electronic Prescription Service)

EPS: Dispensing and supply

EPS: Preparing/enhancing

EPS: Nomination

EPS: Contingency / business continuity

EPS Controlled Drugs (CDs)

EPS CDs FAQs 

EPS submission

EPS and submission timing

EPS essential checklists (one-pager briefings)

EPS checking total item numbers (one-pager briefing)

EPS future and enhancements 

EPS Phase 4

EPS studies including tips and lessons (briefings)

eRD (Electronic Repeat Dispensing)

Events (new/future)

Events (archived)

F (ODS) code

Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD)

FMD webinar

Faxes

Feedback/pilot registration IT (webform)

Feeding back about IT

FHIR standards

FMD (Falsified Medicines Directive)

FMD – a quick guide briefing

Funding and reimbursement (IT)

Future developments

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Genomics

Get involved

GP Connect (appointments/records NHS Digital standards)

Health and Social Care Network (HSCN)/N3

HSCN/N3: Getting the most from your connection (briefing)

IG – information governance and data security

Instant messaging

Interface mechanism (IM1) NHS standards

Interoperability Toolkit (ITK)

IT events

IT allowances

IT skills pathway

IT updates

ITK – Interoperability Toolkit

Keeping information up-to-date

Local Health and Care Records (LHCRs)

LHCR update briefing (2020)

LHCRs: Planning pharmacy access for LHCRs (briefing)

Mobile device usage

Mobile messaging

N3/HSCN

National Booking Service (NBS)

National Care Records Service (NCRS)

National data opt-out system for patients 

National data opt-out system & the DSPTK question (briefing 2020)

National Information Board (NIB)

National Record Locator (NRL)

NHS login (authentication for patients)

NHSmail

NHSmail escalation route

NHSmail practical considerations

NHSmail management and registration

NHSmail video conferencing options

NHS account

NHS App

NHS App and its EPS nomination feature

NHS COVID-19 app (relevant section on Apps webpage)

NHS and IT

NHS Digital

NHS IT / EPS status checker tool

NHS IT systems

NHS number

NHS Parent Organisation Code (POC)

NHS Profile Manager 

NHS Service Finder

NHS Spine

NHS Transformation Directorate (formerly NHSX)

NHS website

Notifications from pharmacy systems to GP practice systems

Notifications from GP practice systems to pharmacy systems (future)

Nomination

Non-nominated EPS

Nomination Principles one-page factsheet 

ODS (F) codes and IT changes including change checklist

Office software

Online repeat prescription ordering

Open standards

Organisations (IT) list

Opt-Out – see national data opt-out system for patients

Paperless

Parent Organisation Code (POC)

Patient Facing Services (PFS)

PFS and other app offerings briefing

Patient Demographics Service (NHS PDS)

PDS – Patient Demographics Service

Phase 4

Pharmacy services IT requirements

Phoneline options

Pilot registration and IT feedback (webform)

PMR system suppliers

Policies (IT) list

Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB)

Policy, the NHS and IT

Policy (IT) list 

PMR suppliers

Reasonable Adjustment Flag (RAF) information (IT) 

Reporting issues

Routers

Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC): roll-out, piloting, guidance, FAQs

Registration Authorities (RAs) – local Smartcard bodies, contact info

SCR – See Summary Care Record

NHS Service Finder

Smartcards

Smartcard processes and tips factsheet

Smartcards: Using Care Identity Service (CIS) factsheet

Smartcard model overview factsheet

Smartcards for multi-site and SCR usage briefing

Smartcard Registration Authorities (RAs) – local Smartcard bodies, and contact info

Smartcard Role and Activity codes and how to update them briefing

Smartcard escalation process factsheet

Spine

Social media

Social media guide (briefing)

Social media webinar

Standard dose syntax / computable dose instructions

Standards and interoperability

SCR (Summary Care Record)

SCR checklist for accessing it

SCR Governance Person

SCR with Additional Information factsheet

SCR webinar

Surveys

System settings and IT updates 

System suppliers hub

Systems (incl EPS and PMRs) and apps

Technology, infrastructure & workflows

Ten steps to improve data & cyber security (briefing)

Tracker

Training and development (IT)

Updates

Videocon

Wearables

Website management 

Whitelisting websites

WiFi

Windows versions: updates and transition guidance (briefing)

This tabele also sets out some key sections in alphabetical order by section:

(Click image or link for section)	IT section (alphabetical)	Webpages included (selected)
	Communicating with IT	Booking & referrals / Email / Faxless Mobile messaging / NHSmail / Mssgs: pharmacy-GPs  Social media / Videocon / Websites
	Contingencies	EPS Tracker & BC-mode ODS/IT change / Reporting / Smartcard multi-sites
	Connectivity	HSCN / IT status checkers Phonelines / Spine  / WiFi
	Data security (& IG)	Authentication / CIS2 / Cyber / DSPTK / DS templates GDPR /NHS login / Opt-out  Smartcards / roles / multi-site&SCR
	Databases	Directory of Services (DoS) / NHS website (nhs.uk) NHS Service Finder tool / NHS profile manager (in development)
	Electronic health records (incl SCR/ShCR)	EHR list / Shared Care Records (ShCR/LHCRs) PDS / Pharmacy ShCR access list / RAF / SCR
	EPS home	Dispense / Nomination / Submission / Smartcards CDs / Contingency / Enhance / eRD  Phase 4  / RTEC / Tokens / Tracker
	Get involved	Events / Join email CP Digital Group  Surveys/consultations/pilots / IT feedback form
	Patient services (incl apps)	Apps / NHS App / NHS login / NHS website Nomination / Patient Facing Services
	Policy (incl. ops and orgs)	CP IT Group : Reps / Updates /  Vision / Workstreams Funding / NHS & IT / NHS Digital / NHSX / Policies &orgs
	Smartcards	Care Identity Service (CIS) / Escalation / Model Multi-site & SCR / Role & Activity codes / Processes and tips
	Standards (& interoperability)	dm+d / Dose standard / GP Connect / IM1 / ITK IT requirements list / NHS no. / ODS code / PFS / POC
	Systems & suppliers (PMR & NHS)	Choosing supplier / Feeding back / Future / Mobiles NHS IT & other systems / Requested features & better use Systems suppliers hub / Suppliers list & contacts
	Technology (incl workflows &  reducing burden)	AI / FMD / Genomics / Mobiles  Paperless / Office software / Wearables / Whitelisting
	Training (& development)	Digital capabilities / Data security training EPS training / SCR training

Additional information

• Welsh NHS IT guidance is on Community Pharmacy Wales website.
• Contract and IT Briefings includes briefings about EPS, SCR, NHSmail, data security etc.
• Ask a question about pharmacy IT: it@cpe.org.uk
• To share and hear views about digital developments join the CP Digital email group today.

See also: Community Pharmacy England IT briefings. To share and hear views about digital developments with like-minded pharmacy team members, join the CP Digital email group today.

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