What's New?

Summary of Changes

Pharmacy Services release 12.0 contains the following new features and improvements:

Pharmacy First

  • Auto-populate Medication Details in Clinical Pathways - When dispensing medication under a Clinical Pathway PGD or Clinical Protocol, selecting a pack now automatically populates the Route, Quantity, Days Supply, and Dose Directions using the PGD Dose List. Data is based on the selected pathway, product, patient age, and weight. The details can be updated manually, if details cannot be auto-populated.

    What this means for you:

    Saves time and reduces errors by auto-filling key medication details. You no longer need to manually calculate or enter these values - simply select the pack, and Pharmacy Services does the rest. Entries can still be adjusted if needed. If data isn’t available, you can enter it manually with confidence.

All Services

  • Episode Deletion Reason - When deleting a service episode, you are now asked to select a reason for the deletion. A reason must be selected before the episode can be deleted.

    Select from one of the following options:

    • Created in error

    • Data entry error

    • Duplicate record

    • Wrong patient

    Note - The Deleted tab for each service now also includes a Deletion Reason column, displayed after the Deleted By column. This shows the reason recorded at the time of deletion. Episodes deleted prior to this update display a blank value in this column.
    See Deleting Episodes for details.
  • Button Text Formatting Update - We have made some minor cosmetic changes to text casing on buttons across all services, changing them from UPPERCASE to Title Case. This does not affect any functionality.

Vaccinations

  • Deactivation of NHS option in Vaccination Service - Due to the end of the supplier contract for the NHS Vaccination service, we have deactivated the NHS option when recording a new vaccination. Private vaccinations can still be recorded, and previously recorded NHS vaccines can still be edited.

Early Adopter Phase (EAP)

Important - The new Decision Support feature is included in Pharmacy Services release 12.0 as part of a phased rollout, which means it is not available immediately for all pharmacies. Contact your Account Manager if you are interested in implementing Decision Support; email CRX-CustomerSuccess@cegedimrx.co.uk.
  • Clinical Pathways Decision Support - We have introduced an interactive clinical assistant to support the delivery of Pharmacy First - Clinical Pathways. This tool ensures every consultation meets the specific requirements of the national PGDs.

    • Launching Decision Support - Once you have completed the Examination Findings section, you can launch the decision support tool directly from the consultation.

    • Guided Decision Logic - The tool replaces manual checklists with structured, step-by-step questions, including automatic calculation of clinical scores (such as FeverPAIN or Centor).

    • Clear Clinical Outcomes - Based on your answers, the system provides a definitive recommendation for Treatment, Referral, or Self-Care, which is then saved directly into the patient’s clinical summary.

This release also includes some background fixes and improvements to Pharmacy Services.

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