More than 800 free Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) masterclass training events for all pharmacy staff will be held throughout England from late September 2015 until the end of March 2016.

The events have been organised by the EPS Team at the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) in association with PMR dispensing system suppliers, LPCs, and the Pricing Authority, to help all pharmacy staff, including counter staff, dispensing technicians, pharmacists and locums to get the most out of EPS. They will focus on three areas:

• Pharmacy system training, tailored specifically to your PMR system, covering how to use EPS Release 2
• Business process change and how to get the best out of EPS, including business continuity
• A claiming and endorsing masterclass presented by the Pricing Authority.

The first events announced will take place in Durham, Cheshire, Leicester, and Warrington during late September and October. There will be at least seven training sessions in each LPC area, covering each of the PMR systems: Analyst, CoMPaSS, NexPhase,Pharmacy Manager, ProScript, ProScript LINK and Rx Web.

PSNC is encouraging all community pharmacy teams to attend at least the local event that relates to their PMR system. Attendance can count towards continued professional development. Further dates and details will continue to be announced here.