Lindsay McGranaghan, senior vice chairman and enterprise unit lead for Scotland and Northern Eire at CGI (Credit score: Stewart Attwood Images 2022)
CGI, a worldwide IT and enterprise consulting agency, has introduced a partnership with NHS Scotland to ship the brand new Digital Entrance Door (DFD) platform.
BJSS, now a part of CGI, secured the £27.8million contract because the DFD Supply Companion for NHS Schooling for Scotland (NES), the nationwide well being board liable for digital well being improvement and schooling, in Could 2025. This user-centred digital platform is designed to function a main entry level for sufferers to entry well being and care companies.
CGI will assist the preliminary section of the DFD rollout in NHS Lanarkshire, offering a web-based service accessible on all gadgets for chosen specialties. Following the launch in Lanarkshire, dermatology outpatients will be capable to observe their care and therapy progress on-line.
The DFD platform is a key dedication outlined within the Scottish Authorities’s Programme for Authorities, the First Minister’s January assertion on Renewal and the following Operational Enchancment Plan. It goals to offer folks in Scotland with on-line entry to personalised well being and care info throughout main, secondary and social care, in addition to neighborhood psychological well being, screening and vaccinations.
Following the profitable completion of the primary section in Lanarkshire, CGI will work with NES to guage suggestions and insights. These findings will inform a wider nationwide launch throughout different well being and care organisations in Scotland. A nationwide rollout plan is predicted to be revealed later this 12 months.
Lindsay McGranaghan, senior vice chairman and enterprise unit lead for Scotland and Northern Eire at CGI, stated: “It is a daring instance of digital innovation supporting higher entry, empowering folks, and easing strain on companies — and we’re excited to assist carry it to extra communities throughout Scotland.”
Scotland’s cupboard secretary for well being and social care, Neil Grey, added: “The Digital Entrance Door will likely be a big digital improvement in well being and social care in Scotland and represents a significant funding in reshaping how folks work together with information and companies.
“We’ve got reiterated our dedication to delivering digital service choices in our Programme for Authorities, recognising the potential for empowering folks, enhancing entry, and delivering capability for our employees and our companies.”
The Digital Entrance Door platform has been a piece in progress for the Scottish authorities since 2022, with First Minister for Scotland, John Swinney, pledging that the platform could be reside by the tip of this 12 months, again in January 2025.
