{"id":9575,"date":"2019-04-29T20:35:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionhealth.com\/?p=9575"},"modified":"2025-07-28T23:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T23:48:29","slug":"north-of-scotland-care-portal-launch-scott-mclean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionhealth.com\/au\/videos\/north-of-scotland-care-portal-launch-scott-mclean\/","title":{"rendered":"North of Scotland Care Portal Launch &#8211; Scott McLean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"North of Scotland Care Portal launch event   Scott McLean subtitles\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wLCZ51dGrxY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 14th 2019, a launch event was held at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for the North of Scotland Care Portal. This solution gives staff working in NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, and NHS Shetland a single view of patient information held in different IT systems across the boards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video, hear Scott McLean, Care Portal Programme Manager at NHS Highland, talk about the benefits of Care Portal. <a href=\"https:\/\/orionhealth.com\/\/uk\/about-us\/press-releases\/north-of-scotland-care-portal-launched-at-raigmore-hospital-in-inverness\/\">Find out more about the North of Scotland Care Portal\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Seamless View of Care Across Boundaries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The North of Scotland Care Portal offers clinicians across NHS boards in Northern Scotland real-time access to critical patient information. It breaks down long-standing barriers between organisations, linking primary, secondary, and social care through a single, integrated platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is more than just interoperability; it\u2019s a true step toward integrated, person-centred care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key benefits highlighted by Scott McLean:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faster decision-making at the point of care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved patient safety and clinical outcomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduction in administrative inefficiencies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhanced collaboration across regional health boards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From shared portal to integrated health and social care record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the portal now live and widely used, the next phase focuses on expanding its capabilities to become a fully integrated health and social care record. 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