31/10/2026
ePharmacy at NICON: connecting digital transformation with better patient care.
A great opportunity to put ePharmacy firmly on the agenda at NICON.
The ePharmacy programme took the opportunity to present at the recent NICON Health and Social Care Conference. The ePharmacy session brought together speakers representing programme delivery, Community Pharmacy, General Practice and the experience of electronic prescription implementation in NHS England.
💊 Padraic Tunney, ePharmacy Programme Manager at the Business Services Organisation (BSO), set the scene with an overview of the ePharmacy Programme, its structure, latest timelines and the scope of the component projects that will deliver the wider programme.
💊 Gerard Greene, CEO of Community Pharmacy NI, explored what ePharmacy, particularly ETP and Go Pharmacy NI, could mean for Community Pharmacies across Northern Ireland, including reducing paper prescription handling and the administration associated with Community Pharmacy services.
💊 Dr Patrick Stirling, a GP based in Carryduff, shared the General Practice perspective and discussed the benefits that Electronic Transfer of Prescriptions could bring to GP practices across Northern Ireland.
💊 Ann Slee, former SRO for the EPS Programme in NHS England, shared valuable lessons from the rollout of the Electronic Prescription Service in England and the experience gained through delivering change at scale.
Across every presentation, one message came through strongly: the ultimate focus is on benefits for patients, including the potential impact in out-of-hours and acute situations.
Thank you to all our speakers and everyone who joined the session and contributed to the conversation.
To learn more about the ePharmacy Programme please go to: https://bit.ly/4yUoX3r