31-10-2020, 01:41 PM
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Requirement to sign prescriptions suspended from November
The Government has temporarily suspended the requirement for patients (or their representatives) to sign the back of NHS prescription forms or EPS tokens. This change comes into effect from 1st November 2020 and will last initially until 31st March 2021.As part of the social distancing measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus and to assist in the management of the serious risk or potentially serious risk to human health in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Ministers in England have agreed to temporarily suspend the need for patient signatures on prescription services forms.
The changes will be kept under review and further extensions may be granted if there continues to be a cross infection risk. The temporary suspension will be lifted once it is deemed safe for patients to resume signing of forms.
Learn more about the change here:-
https://psnc.org.uk/our-news/require...november-2020/
31-10-2020, 04:20 PM
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Re: Requirement to sign prescriptions suspended from November
Originally Posted by Mups
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Don't think I ever have? 
"It looks like you're running low on the following medication.
Getting medication can take 5-10 days depending on your GP. Our process involves getting the prescription, doing checks in our pharmacy and putting it in the post."
"Atorvastatin
40mg tablets
Runs out on 09 November"
31-10-2020, 04:22 PM
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Re: Requirement to sign prescriptions suspended from November
Originally Posted by Besoeker
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I have. It was routine for my pharmacy but not since the dark ages. This today:"It looks like you're running low on the following medication.
Getting medication can take 5-10 days depending on your GP. Our process involves getting the prescription, doing checks in our pharmacy and putting it in the post."
"Atorvastatin
40mg tablets
Runs out on 09 November"
5-10 days?
Blimey, my surgery and pharmacy say to allow 4 days. It has always been ready in that time.
31-10-2020, 04:24 PM
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Re: Requirement to sign prescriptions suspended from November
Originally Posted by Mups
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5-10 days? Blimey, my surgery and pharmacy say to allow 4 days. It has always been ready in that time.
31-10-2020, 04:31 PM
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Re: Requirement to sign prescriptions suspended from November
Originally Posted by Mups
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5-10 days? Blimey, my surgery and pharmacy say to allow 4 days. It has always been ready in that time.
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