Scotland gets Patient Opinions
Scotland is rolling out Patient Opinion to all of its health boards to allow patients to share their experiences of health services online.
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Stan the robot man
Stan and his family of robot patients are helping clinicians hone their skills in a newly opened medical training centre in Scotland.
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Scotland gets digital deliveries
Twelve of 14 Scottish health boards are using PCTI’s Electronic Document Transfer Hub as part of a national project to send correspondence electronically.
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Scotland builds online platform
Scotland gets GP info service
Telehealth reaches long arm of law
The Scottish Centre for Telehealth and Telecare has started delivering health services via video link to police custody suites and prisons.
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High road, remote care
Scotland has embraced video conferencing as a way of reaching remote patients in the Highlands and Islands. Rebecca Todd visited Inverness, where she heard more about the projects.
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Scotland gets serious about mobile
The Scottish government is creating a national framework worth up to £60m to provide the NHS and other public bodies with notebook and tablet computers.
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NHS 24 takes new approach to telehealth
NHS 24 has committed to launch all telehealth solutions on three channels – smartphones, tablets and digital TV.
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Scotland extends use of ECS
Scottish health boards and GPs have agreed that the Emergency Care Summary can be used in scheduled care to support medicines reconciliation, after a pilot showed clear clinical benefits.
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