No prescriptions should be created with pooled GP codes. Prescriptions should be issued with actual Prescribing Codes, this is especially important with the release of EPS Phase 4, as the use of a pooled GP code prevents the creation of an EPS prescription, which can lead to delays in patients receiving their medication.
Over the next few weeks, as you add and reauthorise medication, check the Prescriber selected is an actual prescriber, not a pooled GP.
Important - When pooled GP lists were set up for registering purposes, they were allocated Prescribing Numbers that started with a 7, these are not valid for EPS Phase 4 and therefore do not work.
