Scotland connects ambulances to satellites for better pre-hospital care
Paramedics will be able to access diagnostic tools usually confined to hospitals to improve the prospects of patients on long ambulance journeys.
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EHI Awards 2011 judges announced
The full judging panel for the EHI Awards 2011 in association with BT has been announced, featuring some of last year’s winners.
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Meet our winners at EHI Live 2010
The winners of the E-health Insider Awards 2010 in association with BT will part of the Best Practice Showcase at eHealth Insider Live 2010.
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EHI Awards 2010: the winners
A system that lets paramedics hand over patient details to A&E staff electronically has scooped the top prize in the E-Health Insider Awards 2010 in association with BT.
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Scottish Ambulance Service laptop stolen
The Scottish Ambulance Service has confirmed that a laptop containing more than 600 patient medical records has been stolen from its headquarters. The laptop, which was stolen fromMorningside, Edinburgh, contained records that detailed patients’ names, addresses and details of treatment. It was believed to have been stolen between 4:15pm on 17 November and 7:30am the […]
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Scotland plans palliative care summary
NHS National Services Scotland’s Annual Review has outlined plans to roll-out a national Palliative Care Summary (ePCS) during 2010. The move is part of the Living and Dying Well Palliative Care Strategy and will be based on the Gold Standards Framework Scotland and the Emergency Care Summary (ECS), which has already been rolled-out across the […]
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Scottish NHS to receive £201m for e-health
Health boards across Scotland are to receive £201m to spend in areas such as e-health, primary care and primary and community care premises in the next financial year, the Scottish government has announced. The funds are part of a share of £525m worth of capital funding for the upgrade of equipment, IT systems, and facilities […]
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BT to Deliver the Technology for Scotland’s NHS 24
NHS 24, the Scottish version of NHS Direct, has placed a £20.5m contract with BT to provide the telephone communications systems that will underpin the new service and integrate it with electronic patient records. Under the ten-year partnership deal BT will deliver the managed network and IT services that will allow everyone in Scotland to […]
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