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Secondary Care electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) data collection

Data Provision Notice to provide NHS England with prescribing and medicines data from all secondary care providers using ePMA systems

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Overview

A collection of information captured by secondary care providers’ Electronic Prescribing and Medicine Administration (ePMA) systems for medicines prescribed and administered to patients in England

Scope of the collection

Under section 259(1)(a) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, this Notice is served in accordance with the procedure published as part of the NHS England duty under section 259(8) on the following persons:

  • secondary care providers - defined as hospitals (acute, mental health, specialist, and community) care services settings – using ePMA systems

Under section 259(1)(a) and (5) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 the organisation types specified above must comply with the Form, Manner and Period requirements.

Legal basis for provision of data

NHS England has been directed by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care under section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (2012 Act) to establish and operate a system for the collection and analysis of the information specified for this service.  The direction and accompanying requirements specification are published on the NHS England website. 

This information is required by NHS England under section 259(1)(a) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

In line with section 259(5) of the Act, all organisations in scope, in England, must comply with the requirement and provide information to NHS England in the form, manner and period specified in this Data Provision Notice.

This Notice is issued in accordance with the procedure published as part of an NHS England duty under section 259(8).

Period of the collection

Begins 13 January 2025.

Read the Data Provision Notice

Last edited: 23 May 2024 8:57 am