22nd and 23rd September 2010
Glasgow Science Centre www.glasgowsciencecentre.org
Giving you advance notice that our conference this year will be the biggest and brightest yet! We are staging this event at the prestigious Glasgow Science Centre where you not only have great views over the Clyde and City but complementary entrance to the fun science exhibits. The futuristic building mirrors BCS Health Scotland’s innovative and forward looking approach..
ELGIN GPs DECIDED IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO TREAT THEM WITHOUT MEDICAL HISTORY
By Donna MacAllister
Published: 09/02/2010
Hundreds of people in Moray were unable to see their GPs after a computer system crashed, blocking access to medical records.
Read more on Doctors refused to see patients after computer KO…
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-Nurses and doctors set to benefit from easier and quicker access to patients’ records-
Eton, UK – 03 February 2010 – InterSystems has announced that it has signed a framework contract with NHS National Service Scotland to supply its InterSystems TrakCare™ connected health information system as the new national patient management system for Scotland.
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| Orion Health™ appointed for pilot ECR Project in Northern Ireland |  |
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| Tuesday, 15 December 2009 | |
 Orion Health Ltd, a leading provider of integration technology for the health care industry worldwide, has been appointed by Northern Ireland to pilot a new Electronic Care Record (ECR). The one year pilot phase will see hospitals and GP practices across two of the five Health and Social Care Trusts begin to share medical records and basic social care information using the Concerto™ Portal from Orion Health. Concerto Portal is a web-based clinical portal that provides a unified view of patient data sourced from many disparate information systems and databases across a healthcare organization.Concerto Portal provides Clinicians with a unified view of patient information that enables them to make informed clinical decisions, saves time and reduces cost by eliminating the repeating of unnecessary tests and reducing errors resulting in improved patient care and safety. The pilot project will allow clinicians in Northern Ireland’s acute and primary care services to access a summary of information collected during previous hospital and GP visits. |
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Troubled £12bn NHS IT system to be scaled back
The NHS computer system has been hit by delays and cost over-runs
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The government is to scale back its £12bn NHS IT system in what the Tories are calling a “massive U-turn”.
Read more on New I.T. system for NHS in England to be scaled back…
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Scottish Clinical Information in Practice,
SCIMP 2009 Conference at Dunblane Hydro 3 & 4 November 2009
Applying eHealth
making IT a success in primary care
This year’s conference will focus on the ways we can make technology actually deliver improvement in the services we provide all the way from the bedside to the boardroom.
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