And then there was one….

EMIS Health shared the disappointing news this week that they are unable to meet the timelines of the Scottish Framework for GP IT Re-provisioning, and as a result, have made the decision to withdraw.

This will leave Vision as the only accredited GP system for Scotland.

A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document regarding EMIS’ exit from the Framework has been created and issued to health boards. The NSS GP IT website (NHS net only) will also be updated to reflect the changes announced. If you have a specific question about EMIS, please contact your local Facilitator Lead or eHealth team, or contact the programme team at [email protected].

In this edition of the SNUG podcast, Drs Andrew McElhinney and Neil Kelly discuss the implications of the news for Scottish GP practices, and manage to come to a reasonably positive conclusion, while accepting that it will take a massive amount of work by boards and practices to manage a system migration for more than half of Scottish GP IT Users over the next couple of years.

If you aren’t already a SNUG member, see our website below for more information about SNUG, its support for GP practices in Scotland and the forthcoming November conference.

https://www.snughealth.org.uk/snug-conference-and-agm-2022-november/

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