NHS Scotland expands Advanced software to ease A&E pressures
The rollout of Advanced’s clinical patient management software forms part of NHS Scotland’s programme to ease A&E pressure during the pandemic.
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Scotland’s contact-tracing app now interoperable with Northern Ireland’s
Through developing its own ‘federated server’ the Scottish government is ultimately hoping to allow interoperability of all contact-tracing apps in the UK.
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‘A customisable approach’ – how contact-tracing apps differ in the UK
Scotland and Ireland chose to go their own way, working with software developers NearForm to develop their contact-tracing app – but what’s the difference?
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Scotland launches UKs second Covid-19 contact-tracing app
The Protect Scotland app is designed as an “extra tool” to support the manual contact-tracing already in place under NHS Scotland’s Test and Protect system.
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Scottish GP practices to benefit from £9m for IT upgrades
The funding will be used to improve internet connectivity and support the deployment of Attend Anywhere, an online virtual clinic.
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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.
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Three suppliers chosen to supply GP IT software in Scotland
EMIS Health, Microtest and Vision are tasked with developing an IT Managed Services Framework to meet the needs of Scottish GPs.
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Dedalus named latest supplier for Scotland ePMA framework
The £15m framework covers 14 regional health boards and two national hospitals, including the State Psychiatric and the Golden Jubilee.
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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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