Patientsof Ruislip Manor Pharmacy willsoon beable to benefit fromafree NHS servicethat reduces the needto visitthe GP surgery justto collectapaperprescription. The Electronic Prescription Service(EPS) is being introduced at a number of GP practices, including Wood Lane Medical Centre , Ruislip, Southcote Surgery, Southcote Rise, Oxford Drive Medical Centre,St Martins Medical Centre, Eastcote Rd, King Edwards Medical Centre,Eastcote Health Centre & Abbotsbury Gardens Practices, Cedars Medical Centre, Elliot Ave. All surgeries are due to go live in the next month or so. This means a patientusingRuislip Manor Pharmacy can choosefor their prescriptions to be securely sent electronically from their GP tothepharmacysaving them a trip to the GP practice just to collect a prescription. Benefits to patients include: •Choosing a pharmacythat ismost convenient to you, such as one nearwork, home or the weekly shop. •Notrips to the GP practicejust to collectprescriptions, which will especially help those who receiverepeatprescriptions. •Shorterwaitsat the pharmacy, asprescriptions can be prepared in advance. Patients wishing to useEPSshouldtotalktothe pharmacistorask theirGPtonominatetheirpharmacythat they wish to use.Those wishing to continue with paperprescriptions do not need to do anything. “This new system that has been in the testing stage for some time will deliver benefits to patients and doctors and pharmacies in saving time and wasted time collecting regularly prescribed medication fromGPs and help pharmacies provide an even better service for our patients”