NHS Scotlandis rolling outdocument
managementand imaging software across 22
health boards to reduce manual data entry processes by
80%.
The project is part of Scotland's efficient government
initiative that is driving the setting up of
shared services throughout the health service.
The NHS in Scotland is already saving £2.9m a year by
implementing a single set of business processes and sharing
management software.
John Francis, programme director from the shared support
services programme, said rolling out Version One's document
management software would help meet the government's planned
efficiency targets.
He said the software would be integrated with the NHS's COA
Solutions accounting systems to enable hospitals to free up
document storage space, eliminate third-party document storage
costs, and allow staff to be redeployed.
"We look forward to reducing the number of paper documents the
Scottish NHS generates and expect a substantial return on
investment," said Francis.
