John Swinney, first minister for Scotland, has pledged that the country’s ‘Digital Front Door’ platform will launch by the end of 2025.
The Scottish government has been working on the app, which will include access…
Technology to allow faster diagnosis and assessment of skin conditions is being rolled out across primary care in Scotland, starting with Dumfries and Galloway and Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Using a secure mobile phone app…
The Scottish government says that its Digital Front Door platform “goes beyond” the NHS App because it will include access to both health and social care data and services.
Wes Streeting, health secretary, announced plans…
NHS Orkney has announced plans to go live with Cambric Systems’ Morse electronic patient record (EPR) app in 2025 to provide easy access to patient data for staff.
The deal with Cambric Systems, a supplier…
Mobile numbers of NHS staff have been compromised in a data breach at a software supplier, which serves seven Scottish health boards.
Scott Barnet, head of information and cyber security at NHS National Services Scotland,…
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More than 100,000 patients have accessed a remote monitoring scheme for hypertension management in Scotland, run in partnership with Inhealthcare.
The ConnectMe programme, which launched in 2021, is used by 12 of the…
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has warned almost 150,000 patients to assume that at least some of their personal data is likely to have been stolen and published online following a major cyber attack earlier…
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The Scottish Government has announced an additional investment of £3.6 million to fund its Hospital at Home initiative for older people in 2024- 2025.Hospital at Home is a remote care scheme which supports people…
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NHS Lanarkshire has tested a digital system that helps determine how ill patients are when they arrive at the emergency department and prioritises their treatment accordingly.The Alcidion Patientrack digital patient observation system has been tested…
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway are working with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) following the publication of around three terabytes of stolen patient data on the dark web by a ransomware group.The health board…
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