Scottish EPMA framework worth up to £20m
A framework worth up to £20 million is being set up for Scottish health boards to buy electronic prescribing and medicine administration systems.
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Scots’ Dallas project fails to recruit
A £10 million digital health project in Scotland has recruited just one quarter of expected users.
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Scottish data share plan survives vote
Scottish government plans to share data from a central NHS database with other public bodies have narrowly survived a Holyrood vote.
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Scots NHS register sharing plans slammed
The Scottish government is facing criticism over plans to share information held in an NHS database with other public bodies.
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Half of Scottish GPs offer online meds
Just over half of GP practices in Scotland let patients order repeat prescriptions online or by email, a report by Reform Scotland shows.
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InterSystems shakes up the EPR market
InterSystems’ recent wins on Teeside and in the South of England mark a significant shift in the supplier market, argues EHI editor Jon Hoeksma.
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Scotland live with 111
Scotland has gone live with NHS 111 as the new contact number for the Scottish health advice helpline NHS 24; a year after England began its troubled launch of the service.
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NHS 24 delays £27m IT system
Scotland’s NHS 24 has delayed the deployment of its £27m patient contact and triage management system indefinitely, just weeks before going live with NHS 111.
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Scotland creates innovation portal
NHS National Services Scotland has developed an innovation portal to encourage the uptake and development of innovative technology products.
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Court lifts suspension on NHS Scotland
An Edinburgh court today lifted a suspension preventing NHS Scotland from awarding a contract for the Scottish Wide Area Network because of ongoing legal issues with BT.
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