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Scots GPs want NHS 24 awareness campaign

Scottish GPs are calling for the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland to do more to raise awareness of the role
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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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Scottish practices trial patient portal

Two GP practices in Scotland are to run a trial of an online patient portal enabling patients to access their
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Scots MPs criticise slow progress on IT

The Scottish Parliament's Health and Sport Committee has criticised the Scottish Government for the slow roll-out of its clinical portal
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Scotland’s CMS to go national in April

Scotland has published a framework for its Chronic Medication Service which it plans roll-out nationally in April 2010.
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NHS24 absorbs Scottish telehealth body

The Scottish Centre for Telehealth will become part of NHS24, the special health board that runs Scotland’s national health helpline
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Scotland awards device security contract

NHS National Services Scotland has awarded a £1m contract to Lumension to nationally enforce security policies governing the storage of
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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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Audit Scotland flags concerns with ECR

Scotland’s national audit body has raised concerns about the scope and quality of the country’s Emergency Care Summary. In its latest report
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Scottish LMCs demand action on IT choice

Scottish GPs have strongly criticised the delay in procuring a choice of GP IT systems and called for funding for
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