Nomination is a process that was introduced in Release 2 of EPS. It gives patients the option to choose, or ‘nominate’, a preferred dispensing contractor(s) to which their prescriptions can be sent electronically using the Electronic Prescription Service. This section of the site provides detailed guidance for contractors on this functionality.

Contents

Overview

• Who benefits most from nomination?
• Patient choice
• Dispensing sites

Administering

• Use of R1 and nomination – R1 prescriptions will populate patient NHS numbers into your PMR system
• Obtaining consent
• Consent forms
• Adding or changing nomination
• NHS Choices – check info so patients can nominate your pharmacy.

Other

• Communications for patients (R2)
• Nomination reports
• Nomination maintenance in event of change (e.g. change of ownership/location/system)
  

Related resources

Briefing 034/16: EPS nomination core principles

National nomination guidance (pdf)

Prescription direction