Question reference: S6W-14719
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 6 February 2023
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote interoperable prescribing systems between the NHS providers and homecare medicines services providers.
Answer
There are currently no plans to introduce an interoperable prescribing system for homecare medicine services. Any proposed changes will be considered as part of the wider Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways Programme being taken forward by NHS National Services Scotland.