Scotland

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25 February 2019

North of Scotland Care Portal goes live with Orion Health

Orion’s clinical portal allows information currently held in two patient management systems used across the area to be held in
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A person using online GP service, videoDoc, on a smartphone
4 December 2018

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,
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Wick
29 October 2018

NHS Highland trials GP Near Me video service in Wick

The new GP Near Me service is being tested with patients of Riverview Practice in the town of Wick, Caithness,
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14 March 2018

NHS boards to link up health and social care data in Scotland

From early 2019, NHS Highland, NHS Grampian, NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland will be able to share information across primary,
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11 December 2017

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
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9 August 2017

Scotland’s Golden Jubilee Hospital goes live with patient portal pilot

A major Scottish hospital has gone live with a patient portal pilot from Orion Health, in one of the first
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NHS Forth Valley
19 June 2017

NHS Forth Valley saves thousands of pounds by tracking equipment

NHS Forth Valley has saved hundreds of thousands of pounds by using radio frequency identification to track medical devices.
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5 June 2017

Scottish parliament asks for opinions on digital health

The Health and Sport Committee of the Scottish Government wants to know what its digital health and innovation strategy needs.
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maternity premature babies
19 April 2017

Video technology trialled for premature babies in Scottish hospital

The Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow are undertaking a trial that allows parents to be updated on their premature
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3 February 2017

Scottish NHS staff caught in US cyber-attack

The personal details of hundreds of Scottish NHS staff have been compromised in attack in US radiation monitoring contractor.
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