Future developments may occur with these areas:

• Apps
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Digital vision infographic (CP ITG).
• Digital priority papers (Community Pharmacy IT Group papers)
• Digital tokens (EPS)
• Electronic Health Records, system integration and write access
• EPS home (future section)
• Genomics
• Mobile device usage
• Notifications from GP systems to pharmacy systems
• Pharmacy system wishlist of developments
• Paperless
• Real-time exemption checking (RTEC)
• SCR 1-click and SCR future
• Shared Care Records (ShCR) access
• Smartcard / access control future
• Video conferencing
• Wearables

Items relating to EPS future:

• Views on the next generation of EPS. This list has been developed and collated by CP ITG and incorporates pharmacy team feedback and future versions can continue to do so. If you require further information about the list or items on it, or you work within a community pharmacy and want to suggest changes, please contact it@psnc.org.uk.
• System supplier enhancements – There is great flexibility for suppliers to be able to continue developing their systems to support their pharmacy clients.
• Contributing ideas regarding Smartcards / access control future – Pilots are in progress in whch tablets are being used for SCR access without the need for Smartcards
• Non-NHS RAs – Following a change to policy to permit non-NHS organisations to host Registration Authorities (RA) for the issue of smartcards, information and guidance is expected to be issued shortly by the NHS Digital to invite organisations to apply to become a pilot RA.
• Online repeat prescription ordering
• ‘Spine2’ developments – The Spine was brought under NHS Digital control back in 2014, and since then there has been increased flexibility for changes with EPS functionality. Since the transition to Spine 2, system suppliers have had the opportunity to introduce claim amend and positive acknowledgements.

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