English community pharmacists' experiences of using electronic transmission of prescriptions: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Electronic Prescription Service Release 2 (EPS2) in England has been designed to provide electronic transmission of digitally-signed prescriptions between primary care providers, with the intent on removing the large amounts of paper currently exchanged. As part of a wider evaluation of the EPS service, we wished to explore pharmacists' experience with the new system and their perceptions of its benefits and any associated problems.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with community pharmacists using EPS2. We used a purposive sampling technique to obtain views from pharmacists working in pharmacies with a range of sizes and locations and to include both independent pharmacies and multiples. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and coded u

SUBMITTER: Garfield S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4015561 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature