DCF Core Capability

As a medical health professional,

I want to electronically prescribe, record and manage medicines within a mental health setting

So that medicines are managed simply and efficiently in an auditable way.

Acceptance criteria 1:

Given a user has the correct permissions,

When a patient is being treated,

Then medicines can be electronically prescribed from the mental health setting.

Application Function

Description

AF352 Electronic Prescribing & Medicines Admin (ePMA)

Ability of the system to generate/record prescriptions digitally

• Adherence to legal and statutory requirements

• Digitally generate/record prescriptions

• Support reconciliation and analysis

• Use patients preferences e.g. pharmacy of choice

  • Support integration with GP solutions

AF251 Record Medication Administration

The ability of an application to electronically record when medication has been administered (medication, dose, route and exact time) exactly as written, or where medication was unable to be administered (with a list of valid reasons why the medication could not be administered). This should include recording medication that is has been self-administered.

Standards Compliance

• STD029 Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) Standard SCCI0052 Guidance (NHS Digital)

• STD034 Electronic Yellow Card Reporting, Version 3.0 DCB1582 Guidance (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA))

• STD080 UK Edition SNOMED CT SCCI0034 Guidance (NHS Digital)