Overview
NHSScotland has developed SCI Gateway, a national system that integrates primary and secondary care systems using familiar yet highly secure Internet technology. SCI Gateway is fully integrated with primary care systems, enabling GPs to access SCI services on-line and can also be integrated with commercial systems.
Features
A single national system, minimising the need for local IT investment.
Secure communication of clinical data:
• Communications using familiar Internet technologies including for example: HTTP, Secure
• Sockets Layer (SSL) for encryption
• Electronic documents that comply with SIGN standards and national XML information definitions
Protocol-based Referrals
• Referral of clinical and demographic information
• Clinical guidance, key messages and links to relevant on-line resources
• Data pre-populated from primary care systems, minimise manual data entry required
• Multi-user "workflow" functionality to support primary care working practices
User benefits
Primary Care
• Simple referrals
• Protocol-based referrals
• Send to multiple Trusts
Secondary Care
• SIGN compliant letters
• Electronic delivery
• Options for further information processing for example: print, local e-mail, send to SCI Store and local systems
Primary and Secondary
• National XML information standard
• National support
• Local content
• Integration with SCI Store
System Requirements
Detailed system requirements will be defined at the pre -installation phase and will be a joint exercise between the Trust IM&T representative and the SCI Support Team.
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