HEPMA
Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicine Administration
Our Vision
To optimise the safe and effect use of medicines in hospitals across the NoS through collaboration and networking to achieve full implementation of a Regional HEPMA system.
Background
This programme will provide a single digital solution for prescribing and managing medicines within hospital environments for the North of Scotland region. A joint implementation across multiple health boards was considered to be the most desirable approach for deploying HEPMA. The North of Scotland region includes the following boards:
What is HEPMA?
HEPMA is the exciting new system that will replace current paper prescribing and medication administration systems within North of Scotland hospitals.
The CMM(formerly WellSky) HEPMA software is a web-based application, meaning it will be accessible to medical professionals from any device (PC, laptop, tablet) which is connected to the secure NHS network.
Why is HEPMA being implemented?
Improvement in patient safety is the key driver for the HEPMA implementation. The HEPMA system will provide a range of significant clinical, safety, informatics and management benefits to the region. These would not otherwise be achievable using our current systems of support and control for prescribing in the hospitals across the region.
What are the benefits of HEPMA?
The HEPMA solution will provide benefits to patients and staff, such that patients receive the best level of care possible.
The specific benefits of HEPMA that contribute to improved patient safety include:
- Reduction in errors in prescribing and medicines management through increased legibility and accuracy
- Increased clinical decision support, for example allergy and interaction checking
- Reduction in prescribing transcription
- Remote access to patients' prescription and medicines administration records
- Improved medicines reporting.
NoS HEPMA SharePoint Website for NHS North of Scotland Staff
If you are a member of staff from the 6 North of Scotland health boards then please visit our website for more information from training to workflow support and everything else HEPMA related - NoSHEPMA SharePoint site
Core Management Team
Heather Binns
NoS HEPMA Programme Manager
Louise McKee
NoS HEPMA & PSC Lead Pharmacist
Phil Cruttenden
NoS HEPMA & PSC eHealth Service Manager
Joanne Gemmill
NoS HEPMA Lead Nurse
Contact Us
If you have any queries about the programme please contact us at gram.noshepma@nhs.scot
If you have any queries about HEPMA in your local health board please contact:
NHS Grampian - gram.epr@nhs.scot
NHS Orkney - ork.hepma@nhs.scot
NHS Western Isles - wi.hepma@nhs.scot
NHS Tayside - tay.hepma@nhs.scot
NHS Shetland - shet.hepma@nhs.scot
NHS Highland - nhsh.hepma@nhs.scot