Question reference: S6W-26279
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 19 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 5 April 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when all GP surgeries across Scotland will be able to use electronic signatures to authorise prescriptions.
Answer
The Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways (DPDP) programme, is scheduled to replace the current paper prescription in Scotland with a digital approach by the end of this parliamentary term.
The business case which sets out the proposal for the next phase, and associated funding, for the programme are currently under consideration.