ETP Pilot consortia

The PPA have been actively involved in the selection of the pilot consortia and approval of their proposals. Proposals were judged against a set of published criteria (These can be found at www.doh.gov.uk/pharmacy/etp.htm).

The initial aim of the pilots is to replicate the existing prescription system in an electronic form. Each consortium will be implementing a different model for ETP. In all models, the PPA will receive the prescribed message from the GP and the dispensed message from the Pharmacy.

The pilots will be evaluated independently and form the basis for the development of NHS-wide standards to allow the roll-out of ETP across the whole of England by 2008.

THE TRANSSCRIPT CONSORTIUM

THE PHARMACY 2U CONSORTIUM

THE SCHLUMBERGERSEMA CONSORTIUM (FLEXISCRIPT)