SNUG

Help is at hand …

The Scottish National Users’ Group (SNUG) is an independent user led organisation.  It is supported by SCIMP and NHS National Services Scotland to help and support users of GP and Primary Health Care software programmes. The SNUG Executive is a group of GP’s, Practice Nurses, Locums, Practice Managers, Facilitators, Health Board and Scottish Government Representatives from across Regions to feedback and campaign for your issues.

Our Aim

The aim of the group is to improve patient care through improved use of information technology.

Please find out more about what SNUG offers members and what we are involved in below:

Members of SNUG benefit from:

  • Input into prioritisation of national developments
  • Free attendance to regional Meetings
  • Attendance and voting rights at the Annual General Meeting
  • Attendance to the SNUG Members Day in May and access to the videos from the event
  • Discounted attendance for the Practice to the GP IT eHealth Conference in September
  • National alerts and updates as they happen
  • Sharing best practice
  • Users’ Group Newsletters electronically quarterly
  •  Continued website development and monthly updates on new features and downloads. Members area includes, downloads, hints and tips, templates, bi monthly updates etc.
  • National Executive co-ordinating at national level for key GP IT developments on behalf of members.

SNUG is involved in

  •  Renegotiating and supervising the Framework Contract for GP IT to ensure systems are fit for the future
  •  Supporting the Architecture and Strategy Board in shaping the future of GPIT
  •  Representing the views of users in identifying the IT requirements for delivering the Scottish GP Contract
  •  Developing the SPIRE information project which will replace current QOF reporting and provide a wider more integrated reporting tool
  • Supporting the introduction of the GP2GP transfer process for the GP Computer record
  • Improving the end to end process of medicines management across the NHS in Scotland
  • Planning for the future of integration between Health and Social Care and the information sharing implications.
  • Looking at the needs for wider involvement and representation of other Primary Care information system users.

Please visit our website on:  www.snughealth.org.uk

Videos from Members’ day – link to https://www.snughealth.org.uk/member-day-2019/

Podcast – link to https://snughealth.podbean.com/

Facebook – link to https://www.facebook.com/scottishnationalusersgroup

Twitter – link to https://twitter.com/snusersgroup

To join your local group please contact either your local Regional Co-ordinator (See the relevant web page for your area for contact details), or contact Alexandra de Franco on alexandra.defranco@nhs.net  for local group information and SNUG membership details.For further information about all aspects of SNUG and also for details of regional coordinators and planned local meetings please see http://www.snughealth.org.uk/local-groups/