Liz Lawrence – Primary Care Informatics

QUESTION: KIS Consent Box – Issues

We have new widescreen screens and have set it to medium (bigger) display but myself and other staff found it […]

QUESTION: Dealing with adoption records

Protocol for dealing with adoption records in Scottish GP practices. Can this English protocol be readily adapted or are there […]

QUESTION: KIS Access

I’m a GP at a Practice in Edinburgh. I am involved in a SEA for a patient who had a […]

PCI Codelist June 2021

Primary Care Informatics (formerly known as SCIMP) are pleased to provide the latest recommended codes for use in primary care. […]

Advice for Coding Downs Syndrome (Trisomy 21) screening & diagnosis in Scotland

Coding Diagnoses Problematic when no Read v2 codes are available

The diagnoses coming out of the hospital change over the years (with changes to the International Classification of Diseases). Psychiatry […]

Could you please give guidance on Read codes for SARs under GDPR; first to code the SAR, then to code ‘patient advised ready to collect’.

Many thanks for contacting SCIMP about how best to code Subject Access Requests (SARs). Read codes have been depreciated and […]

SNUG Podcast

SCIMP would like to make people aware that the Scottish National Users Group (SNUG) are regularly producing informative podcasts. https://snughealth.podbean.com/ These […]

My understanding of the ePCS is that one the reasons it was introduced was to improve OOH experiences for palliative patients by giving them more direct access to clinical input. From the information on this site I gather that their calls are prioritized and also that they get through to a nurse directly. Is that still the case? And if so is that only the case if the ePCS is filled in rather than only an eKIS?

Thank you for getting in touch with SCIMP. I am a GP in Lothian and the Chair of the ECS […]

Do you have any guidance on transgender coding? The read codes that we can find seem to relate to either disorder or dysphoria. Please advise if there was a more specific code for transgender.

Unfortunately Read Codes have been depreciated and are no longer being updated. The omission of a ‘transgender’ code is an […]

Long Term Conditions Realistic Coding Question

Can you please advise if there is any GP training for Coding? – We are a South Lanarkshire practice

Thanks for your question. Training for coding for GPs is important, SCIMP are aware that efforts are being put in […]