Cisco to create N3 for Scotland
Cisco Systems announced this week that it has been awarded a contract by BT to help build the New NHS Network (N3) for NHS Scotland connecting 3,000 NHS locations around the country. Ron MacDonald, principal consultant, national services, NHS Scotland, said: “This project represents one of the biggest information and communications technology procurements ever undertaken by […]
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Telemedicine the future of care in Scotland, says report
A report into the future of the health service in Scotland has praised the use of telemedicine in the country, saying that future development in the sector should be a "vital component" of NHS Scotland’s IT strategy. The Kerr report, developed by a team led by Professor David Kerr, aims to set out how NHS […]
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Common Scottish EHR in three years, report advises
Scotland should aim to have its own electronic health record system within three years, a report into the future development of NHS Scotland has recommended. The Kerr report, developed by a team led by Professor David Kerr, aimed to set out how NHS Scotland should evolve over the next few decades. Among its recommendations, it […]
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National Scottish NHS IT procurement begins
The National Health Service for Scotland has begun re-tendering exercise for end-to-end delivery of its principal IT services, in a procurement designed to meet the services’ evolving national and local business and clinical requirements. The contract notice includes provision for the future development of a national NHS Scotland Electronic Patient Record, and other future developments […]
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Siemens chosen for eye screening in Scotland
NHS Scotland has signed a deal with Siemens Medical Solutions to supply the screening module of its Soarian web-based electronic patient record system for diabetic retinopathy screening. Siemens will be supplying the web-based architecture to store and transfer images and patient records, and NHS Scotland will be responsible for setting up the infrastructure. "The project […]
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Scotland procures cardiac surgery information system
NHS Scotland has awarded the procurement of a tailored national cardiac surgery information system from Belfast firm Tomcat, which will be used for clinical reporting, scheduling and patient communication. As well as replacing the five existing legacy systems with one modern one for recording surgery, Tomcat has also been asked to design and install a […]
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NHS Scotland begins national EPR procurement
The NHS National Services Scotland, on behalf of NHS Scotland, has issued an OJEU invitation for expressions of interest for systems and services to support the national development of electronic patient records. NHS Scotland plans to procure a system known as Generic Clinical System (GCS), which will provide a set of tools to facilitate flexible […]
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Scottish Waiting List Database Full of Errors
A waiting times database set up by the Scottish NHS to provide patients with faster access to treatment has come under fire for containing serious errors. According to a 23 February report in Scotland on Sunday the new system seriously understates the delay facing some hospital patients. The article says that in one case the […]
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NHS Scotland Launches Updated IT Strategy
An updated IT strategy for the NHS in Scotland has been launched which aims to cut the 10m pieces of paperwork exchanged between GP practices and hospitals in Scotland. The new strategy will be supported by £2m in new funding for next year, on top of the £50m already committed over three years. The investment […]
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