NHS saves £130M using electronic prescriptions

NHS Digital has announced that its electronic prescription service (EPS) has helped the NHS save £130 million over three years.
The service allows GP surgeries to send prescriptions directly to pharmacies to save patients time and money when they collect their medication.
The EPS has been shown to have saved patients almost £75 million over the past three years and has enabled them to make less trips to pharmacies.
72% of patients using the system said their medications were ready for collection when they arrived at their pharmacy. The average prescription collection time was found to be around 20 minutes quicker using the EPS system.
The time savings that EPS offers allows staff to spend more time caring for patients, NHS Digital states.
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