Author: Anne Taylor

Coding Advice for Ongoing COVID-19 symptoms

COVID-19 can cause long term effects; here are the latest official definitions with regard to times. Acute COVID-19 – signs […]

Consent and Storage of Digital Images

Please see the guide below for how to deal with receiving images from patients and storing them in GP electronic […]

System COVID-19 Codes – Available March 2020 Coding

Covid-19 Coding Codes available in VisionNote – these are not formal Read codes but have been inserted into the Read […]

Checklist for Near Me in GP Practices

CHECKLIST FOR Near Me in GP practices Technical set up – has the practice got in place: Video consulting equipment […]

GP Near Me – Early Adopter User Experience Notes

GP NEAR ME – EARLY ADOPTER USER EXPERIENCE NOTES 1         Platform & Connectivity We tried GP Near Me (NHS Highland […]

Updated Guidance for COVID-19

Recording EMIS for possible COVID-19 Cases

Information from Scottish Government: Communication via Text Messages from Practices Regarding Containment Measures for COVID-19

Dear Information Governance Colleagues, Some organisations within the NHSScotland have been recently using text messages to communicate with patients about […]

Novel Coronavirus Codes 18/2/20

Novel Coronavirus Codes 18/2/20 Here are the local Read codes that have been created by suppliers in response to the […]

Q&A – Clinical Priority Coding

Question Do you offer any advice on clinical priority coding. I work in a couple of practices (now health board […]

SCIMP Recommended codelist 2019

Newer Codelist is now available  SCIMP Recommended codelist 2019.3 SCIMP are excited to share their new recommended codelist for Scottish […]

Recommendations that could improve Data Quality in Primary Care

Pick lists of codes Able to update these lists at a national scale. Allows for national control over the default […]