GP clinical software market leader Best Practice Software has completed development work to enable electronic prescriptions and has begun its testing phase, targeting mid-May for the first release of the functionality.

Zedmed is also hoping for a mid-May switch-on date and other vendors such as Medtech Global, MediRecords and MedicalDirector are also working on the capability, with Medtech and MediRecords aiming for a June or July roll out while MedicalDirector said it was working towards the Australian Digital Health Agency's timelines.