NHS Highland looks to tech to help reduce Covid-19 spread in care homes
NHS Highland is looking to deploy tech in care homes which aims to help reduce the spread of Covid-19 by deciding whether visitors and staff can enter.
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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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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.
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NHS Highland launches VR headsets to help patients prep for MRI scans
Patients will be given a virtual MRI experience using virtual reality headsets in a bid to reduce the number of scans that need to be delayed or re-done.
Digital Patient
NHS Highland expands video consultations to out-patient appointments
The NHS Near Me service at the Portree Hospital on Skye and at the Lawson Memorial Hospital in Golspie, Sutherland has gone live.
Digital Patient
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 Highland develops smart glasses tech
NHS Highland is working with an Inverness-based technology company to develop the use of smart glasses in health care.
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NHS Highland takes TrakCare
NHS Highland will deploy InterSystems’ TrackCare patient management system starting this November.
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