With the upcoming Topbar Version 2.15 release, practices are recommended to update their system to meet the new Minimum Technical Requirements for setting up Topbar.

The Minimum Technical Requirements for Topbar are listed below:

• Windows Server 2012 (64 bit) Operating System
• SQL Server 2016
• .netframework v4.6.

Topbar Version 2.15 is expected to be released for all general practices across Australia in mid-September 2021.

Existing Topbar Users
Practices that already have Topbar installed must meet the new Minimum Technical Requirements for .netframework in order to receive continuous Topbar updates.

For any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the Pen CS Account Management Team on 1800 760 993 or at support@pencs.com.au.

To assist health practitioners in understanding how QScript works and what information is contained in the system a number of webinars are planned as follows.

Getting ready for QScript

This webinar is ideal for those who want a guide of how to integrate QScript with their prescribing or dispensing software. The audience will be provided with a demonstration of how QScript works in practice. 

QScript training for health practitioners

These webinars are aimed at prescribers and dispensers and will detail the legislative changes for health practitioners, including complying with the Monitored Medicines Standard, and finishes with a demonstration of QScript.

The webinars are available at  https://www.qscriptlearn.health.qld.gov.au/training/webinars

Have you registered for access to QScript yet?

Don’t forget to make sure you have registered for QScript so that when it commences you will be ready to log in and use the system. Registration for QScript is now available through the registration portal at https://register.qscript.health.qld.gov.au

Registration is currently open to the following health practitioners:

• medical practitioners
• pharmacists
• nurse practitioners
• endorsed midwives
• dentists
• podiatric surgeons and endorsed podiatrists.

To assist health practitioners with understanding the new legislation and how QScript works, the QScript Learning portal is available. The portal provides access to a series of eLearning modules, videos, and factsheets to help orient health practitioners to QScript and enhance clinical practice with monitored medicines.  

The modules are available free of charge and are accredited by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACCRM) and the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC).  Queensland Health encourages all practitioners who will be using QScript in the future to access these modules as an introduction to both relevant areas of the new Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 and QScript.

For further information about QScript, visit the Queensland Health website.