Digital tool to share videos of seizures piloted across Scotland
The vCreate Neuro platform allows clinical teams to view videos of potential seizures to offer a faster diagnosis for quicker access to treatment.
Digital Patient
Three Scottish trusts trial Covid-19 contact-tracing software
The pilot will allow the trusts to test the software, which will be used by contact tracers to collect the information they need digitally.
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Digital nutritional support system goes live in Scottish care homes
Whenever there is cause for concern, care home staff use the service to refer residents to dietitians via a digital questionnaire.
Clinical Software
NHS Forth Valley goes live with InterSystems TrakCare
InterSystems continues to dominate Scotland’s EPR market following the deployment of its TrakCare electronic patient record at NHS Forth Valley.
Clinical Software
University Hospital Ayr becomes first Scottish hospital with 4K theatre
The Olympus Endoalpha theatre uses a Visera 4K ultra high definition camera to provide images four times the resolution of high definition.
Clinical Software
North of Scotland Care Portal goes live with Orion Health
Orion’s clinical portal allows information currently held in two patient management systems used across the area to be held in one system.
Clinical Software
NHS Education for Scotland publishes tech guide for healthcare staff
The Technology Enabled Care resource includes a series of online learning modules where participants can brush up on wearable devices, home monitoring and video conferencing.
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NHS Highland trials GP Near Me video service in Wick
The new GP Near Me service is being tested with patients of Riverview Practice in the town of Wick, Caithness, in the north of Scotland.
Digital Patient
NHS boards to link up health and social care data in Scotland
From early 2019, NHS Highland, NHS Grampian, NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland will be able to share information across primary, secondary and social care systems .
Shared Records
Scotland connects ambulances to satellites for better pre-hospital care
Paramedics will be able to access diagnostic tools usually confined to hospitals to improve the prospects of patients on long ambulance journeys.
Clinical Software