Our project with NHS Dumfries and Galloway rolling out the Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) in Scotland for the first time has been shortlisted in the Industry Collaboration category for Holyrood’s Digital Health and Care Awards.

The Industry Collaboration Award highlights partnerships between innovative private sector vendors and the public sector, and the crucial role they play in achieving wide scale transformation of health and social care services. The award recognises a supplier that has demonstrated effective collaboration with a public or third sector client to deliver a successful digital transformation project.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway completed a pilot project with Healthcare Gateway, becoming the first in Scotland to roll out the Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) and connecting 31 GP practices across the region providing clinicians with real-time access to patient data, supporting faster and safer care.

The benefits seen by clinicians accessing rich primary care data have been invaluable. Comprehensive patient information being available at the point of care means clinicians no longer have to spend time calling GP surgeries and trying to fill in the gaps. Accessing real-time data ensures that clinical decisions are based on current information, improving clinical safety and coordination of care.