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14 October 2016

Scottish health wearable start-up secured £2m

Snap40's wearable device and app is designed to detect deterioration in patients early and alerts clinicians.
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12 October 2016

NHS 24 IT system now four years late and 73% over budget

The costs of introducing a new computer system to Scottish helpline NHS 24 have now risen to 73% more than
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11 October 2016

Camera tech to replace pulse oximeter clip trialled in Fife

A method of detecting blood oxygen levels and pulse that swaps a traditional pulse oximeter clip for camera technology is
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19 August 2016

Two companies on £20m Scottish EPMA framework

Just two firms - Emis Health and JAC - have been given ‘preferred bidder’ status for an e-prescribing framework contract
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19 July 2016

Electronic patient records deployed in Orkney and Shetland

Electronic patient records have reached two of the remoter parts of the UK, with the deployment of InterSystems’ TrakCare to
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16 June 2016

NHS Fife picks InterSystems

InterSystems has continued its march through Scotland, with NHS Fife the latest to sign-up to the TrakCare platform.
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14 April 2016

Scotland links Orion clinical portals

West of Scotland’s health boards plan to share information by connecting their Orion clinical portals, creating a regional view of
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2 March 2016

E-observations reduce cardiac arrests in Scottish hospital

NHS Fife has seen a significant reduction in cardiac arrests in one of its hospital’s busiest areas after deploying an
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15 January 2016

Healthcare IT news in brief

This week’s round up of healthcare IT industry developments includes new launches and a competiton for junior doctors to win
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16 November 2015

NHS 24 abandons ‘challenging’ IT system

Scotland’s health advice service, NHS 24, has had to withdraw a new, £117 million computer and phone system over patient
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