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2 September 2010

Chronic Medication Service launches

Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has launched the country’s Chronic Medication Service, which aims to set up shared care records
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4 August 2010

Scotland launches NHS Inform

Scotland has launched a one-stop health advice service to make it easier for the public to access health information and
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9 June 2010

NHS Scotland gets Knowledge Network

A professional social networking site for NHS staff in Scotland has been unveiled by Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon.
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27 April 2010

Work needed on NHS 24 – MSPs

"A substantial degree of work" is needed to rebuild confidence in the Scottish health helpline NHS 24, according to members of
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14 July 2009

Scotland delivers e-prescription service

Scotland has announced that it has become the first country in the UK to deliver an electronic prescription service, with
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24 February 2009

Scotland invests in telehealthcare

Scotland has launched its biggest telehealthcare project alongside 16 other e-health initiatives that will be backed by £1.6m of investment.
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28 November 2008

NHS Tayside and Lanarkshire guilty of data breaches

Two Scottish health boards have been found in breach of data protection laws for leaving patients’ personal information on paper
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9 October 2008

Scottish NHS gets £1m to secure USB ports

NHS boards across Scotland are to share £1m to help them improve their IT security, beginning with securing USB ports.
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30 June 2008

Scottish GPs to get choice of systems

The Scottish government is to set up a national framework contract for GP systems and launch a procurement for an
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13 August 2007

NHS 24 struggles to cope with rise in calls

NHS 24, Scotland’s national health information phoneline, is struggling to cope with a rise in phone calls from patients. The
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