Lloyd George Digitisation

Can non-EMIS digitisation providers upload records directly into EMIS patient records? If not now - are there plans for this type of interoperability? Yes, we provide an ""Upload Only"" service for practices wishing to load EMIS Web with files not scanned by EMIS. This is available to scanning operators through our Partnership programme. The scanned files and associated control list must comply with the technical requirements specification. On average a GP accesses only 1 LG paper record in a week. Retrieving a physical file is time consuming and returning the same file to its correct position also consumes a person's time. We still have a high failure percentage for GP2GP and printouts rarely arrive with records (invariably almost impossible to retrieve). Digitisation would mean we risk only receiving empty packets from other practices. What are the plans to overcome this issue? NHSX are aware of this shortcoming in the GP2GP electronic transfer mechanism and we understand they are making the resolution a priority to underpin their Digital Transformation Programme. Transferring physical records between practices can result in the record being 'in transit' for months in some cases. Common procedure for the registering practice is to create an empty LG (or A4 wallet), appropriately labelled, as a placeholder even if the physical record is not received. Do you have a feeling for how often you access a paper record?

GP2GP is not currently activated in Scotland - are there any plans for this?

Although the digitisation services are designed for NHS England, the digitisation procedures will work in Scotland too, with some enhancement for using CHI numbers (instead of NHS number).