The East Midlands and West Midlands Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) are working together to provide support for GP practices to scale up Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD).

Two thirds of prescriptions issued in primary care are repeat prescriptions. In response to COVID-19, GP Practices in England are asked to consider putting suitable patients on Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD).

eRD enables:

• A reduction in workload for GP practices by optimising the repeat prescriptions process
• A reduction in footfall/contact with GP practices to support social distancing as a response to COVID-19

The AHSNs and MLCSU hosted two webinars which were attended by over 650 health and care professionals from across the region who wanted to know more about eRD and receive practical information to implement this way of working.

The webinars covered the process of practice/community pharmacist engagement, training of GP practice staff, screening patients, ensuring practice systems are robust and common pitfalls to avoid.

You can watch the webinar and find out more about eRD and our support offer for implementation here.