PSNC is encouraging community pharmacy staff to take part in a survey of the costs, systems and usage of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). The aim is to ensure that any additional costs associated with the use of EPS can be assessed and then considered in future funding negotiations.

The independent assessment is being conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on behalf of HSCIC, PSNC, NHS England and NHS Employers and is part of the 2015/16 community pharmacy contractual framework funding settlement. PwC would like input from all community pharmacy team members, therefore all members of staff at each pharmacy can complete the survey if they wish.

The survey will take around 10 minutes to complete and will close on Friday 19 February 2016. To take part in the survey, visit: pwc.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_79G5OiBPAVBF3Jb.