Cegedim Rx has sought to reassure community pharmacies that its pharmacy software services will not be impacted as GP system supplier In Practice Systems Limited (INPS), also owned by Cegedim SA, has gone into administration.

Last week (10 December) Cegedim SA announced that its British subsidiary INPS, which provides GP IT system Vision, had 'decided to voluntarily place itself under administration with effect from December 10, 2024, in view of its financial difficulties'.

Scottish practices using Vision have been ‘migrated to cloud environment’ and continue to be able to operate, while a national roll-out of the software to GP practices across Scotland has been put on hold, our sister publication Pulse has reported.

But a spokesperson for Cegedim Rx, which provides software services to community pharmacies, told The Pharmacist this week that the issue 'relates solely to a division serving GP practices' and 'does not impact our pharmacy business'.

'Cegedim Rx remains committed to supporting pharmacies across the UK, and our business continues to operate as normal. Looking ahead, we are focused on delivering innovative enhancements to our products and services that help pharmacies thrive in an evolving healthcare landscape,' they said.

It was recently revealed that some pharmacies using Cegedim Rx were able to access GP records as part of an NHS England pilot.

Cegedim Rx was also the first pharmacy IT provider to roll out GP Connect: Update Record earlier this year, which allows pharmacies to send structured records of Pharmacy First consultations to GP practices.