Electronic Prescribing and Administration of Medicines (EPMA) system
Channel: Isle of Wight NHS
Date: 2012-12-07

This film was created for the Logica sponsored Innovation in Healthcare category of the 2012 Isle of Wight NHS Awards held in November 2012.  The Electronic Prescribing and Administration of Medicines (EPMA) system enables one drug database to be used across the medicines trail, interfacing with all aspects of medicines management. This is a Trust wide change with impact on all patients and all clinical healthcare staff. One of the most commonly 'misplaced' documents was the paper drug chart and this has been removed altogether maintaining continuity of care. Staff find it easy to order products from pharmacy and are able to prescribe for any patient from anywhere. Missed doses have fallen by 50% as the system flags up doses required rather than having to search every drug chart. For more information visit www.iow.nhs.uk/awards.