In this episode, we meet Dr Peter Cairns, who is a GP in Wester Hailes Medical Practice, in Edinburgh, and a clinical advisor to the Digital Directorate in Lothian. He mentions his involvement in the Edinburgh Community Link Network, his blog "Primary Care Crunch," and his musical hobbies. Peter discusses a currently mixed picture in general practice, highlighting some improvements in workforce pressures but also challenges like local resource issues and population growth. He reflects on the complexities of system changes in the NHS, emphasizing the need for meaningful data integration and digital transformation to improve quality in Primary Care. We hear about the experiences of practices in Lothian who have moved to the new hosted Cegedim system. Peter expresses cautious optimism about the future, with the planned move to Vision Anywhere and a variety of new plug-ins offering potential improvements in coding, data quality and workflow efficiency. He stresses the importance of high-quality Primary Care and the need for better data usage to support resource allocation and improvements in patient care. He offers a few practical tips for improving general practice, focusing on the importance of better coding, and an incremental approach by practices to their use of DACS.

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