GP IT Systems

Question 1

Vision

Answer 1

Thin client = info stored on server, not on individual PC

Server physically on site

User logs into PC (NHSG domain) then into thin client environment, then into Vision etc.

Question 2

EMIS

Answer 2

Standard setup = server onsite + application on each PC

Question 3

DocMan

Answer 3

Document management system = separate server

Processes letters from secondary care to GP electronically

Allows practices to electronically workflow, track + manage clinical & non-clinical documentation

Question 4

SCI Gateway

Answer 4

Allows primary care to communicate with secondary care & exchange info (referral letters, discharge letters)

Referral done through consultation (w/I Vision or EMIS)

Question 5

Vision Patient Facing Services/EMIS Patient Access

Answer 5

Allows patients to book an appointment online or get repeat prescriptions

Question 6

ScriptSwitch

Answer 6

Provides cheaper alternatives for prescribed drugs

GPs can override

Question 7

Lab Results/ICE

Answer 7

Vision/EMIS poll SCI store (big repository of info) at certain times of day + match result to CHI and requester

Result comes into Vision/EMIS for requester to review w/I tasks or mail manager

tests requested in consultation via Vision/EMIS using Sunquest ICE - can allow practice staff to view hospital test results

Question 8

Vision Anywhere/EMIS Mobile

Answer 8

Mobile app can be used to view data from consultations etc.; can’t give prescriptions with it as need printer

Question 9

Careportal

Answer 9

Integrated digital view of patient’s health and social data throughout North of Scotland

GPs will now be able to view information from Trakcare as well as clinical information on temp residents

Question 10

Florence: Telehealth for long term conditions

Answer 10

Patient downloads app, can give reminders to maintain health

Question 11

GP2GP

Answer 11

Allows patients’ electronic health records to be transferred directly, securely, and quickly between their old
and new practices, when they change GPs - just Scotland

Question 12

ECS = Emergency Care Summary

Answer 12

Summary of basic information about
your health which might be important if you need urgent medical care when your GP surgery is closed, or
when you go to an A&E Department

Question 13

KIS = Key Information Summary

Answer 13

Collection of information about a patient extracted from the patient’s general practice record. A KIS
has to be created for each patient, task carried out by the doctor with the consent of the patient or their
carers. GPs are encouraged to use KIS to create ‘Anticipatory Care Plans’ for vulnerable patients at
risk of admission to hospital. The hope is that better information and planning for these patients can
help keep them at home or in the community, reducing unnecessary hospital care.

Question 14

Palliative Care Summary

Answer 14

If needing hospitalisation - provides details of palliative care via ECS (viewable in Trakcare)

Question 15

Surgery Pods

Answer 15

Patients measure their own vital signs (incl. wgt. & BP) + answer clinical questionnaires via touch screen

Patients can also be sent to the Surgery Pod by their
clinician to perform specific tests/in new patients = new patient check

All data is read, coded and posted instantly and securely into
the patient record

Question 16

Prision Vision

Answer 16

Vision adapted for Scottish Prison Service

Single system hosted by NHS Grampian - individual establishments access system remotely = healthcare workers can access records as soon as pt. transferred

Question 17

Adasta Police Custody

Answer 17

When detained = records info about detainee’s health by Forensic Medical Examiners - read only version of system available at prison